- Turkey's demands for Sweden to hand over 120 individuals affiliated with a Kurdish insurgent movement is delaying Sweden's entry to NATO.
- Sweden has neither received a list of names nor is it aware of who the individuals might be.
- Erdogan's hard-line stance is popular within Turkey, including among supporters of his political rivals.
- Sweden's NATO delegation has pointed out to Turkey that extradition of foreign residents from Sweden requires the approval of the country’s Supreme Court, which acts independently of political influence.
- Sweden was the first country outside Turkey to label the PKK a terrorist organization, in 1984.
Sweden’s NATO Membership Hinges on Extraditing Unknown People
As Turkey calls for handover of 120 alleged terrorists, Sweden says it has no idea who they are
Sune Engel Rasmussen
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