(Local) A prosecutor in Sweden has charged a Turkish citizen for attempting to raise money for the Kurdish PKK terror group in a landmark case which could help Sweden win Turkish approval for its Nato membership.
Hans Ihrman, deputy chief prosecutor for the Swedish Prosecution Agency’s National Security Unit, told the Local that the case marked the first time that anyone had been charged in Sweden for raising funds for the PKK.
He stressed, however, that it was “a coincidence” that he had made his charges at a time when the Swedish government is under pressure from Turkey to pursue people connected to the group.
