Salos has been caused in Turkey, since as Swedish journalist He was arrested by police on charges of “terrorism” but also of insult to the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Specifically, the Turkish authorities said today (30.03.2025) that the Swedish journalist Joachim Medin is “held in Constantinople, and appears to have been targeted in advance by the government of Tayyip Erdogan.
«Seeding for Crimes’ as a member of an armed terrorist organizationand ‘offending to the president’ the person arrested upon his arrival at airport her Constantinople to March 27 2025 And it was imprisoned on March 28, “the center of misinformation of the Turkish government said, explaining it mainly to Participation in a demonstration of the Kurdistan Labor Party (PKK) in Stockholm.
“The arrest warrant has nothing to do with journalistic activities,” according to the government, At a time when a BBC journalist was deported and At least twelve Turkish journalists have been arrested because they covered the demonstrations where shock her Turkey Following the arrest of former Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglou, on March 19, 2025.
Joachim Mentine, reporter of the Dagens ETC newspaper arrested on Thursday night (27.03.2025) upon his exit from the plane and was put under detention On Friday night (28.03.2025), according to Turkish media. However, The Turkish authorities had not confirmed the information.
Swedish’s response
The charges against Swedish journalist Joakim Mentin for “terrorism” are “irrational”, told today (30.03.2025) to the French Agency Andreas Gustavsonthe director her Swedish newspaper where he works, of Dagens etc.
«These categories are irrational. He is a journalist, nothing more. And the exercise of journalism should not be considered a crime. Events should not be an insult“, He said in his written message.
«There are serious efforts to ensure that he is released and can return home, his family and his colleagues at Dagens etc“, He added.
The reasons arrested
The PKK is considered a terrorist organization by Turkey and its allies in the West.
Joachim Mentine is accused of participating ‘On January 11, 2023 at a demonstration organized by supporters of the PKK/KCK terrorist organization in Stockholm » During which protesters had raised a puppet depicting the Turkish president.
“The Ankara General Public Prosecutor’s Office of Terrorism Investigation Office has launched an investigation into the incident on January 13, 2023 at the expense of fifteen suspects, including Medin,” the anti -information center said.
After all, the journalist is accused of ”provided contacts between PKK/KCK terrorist organization».
The said demonstration had been held during talks on Sweden’s accession to NATOin which the Ankara claiming that Sweden was forgiving against PKK supporters.
The pro -Kurdish demonstrations had then multiplied in Sweden to report an agreement between the Swedish and Turkish authorities to lift Ankara’s objections. One of them was raised by the puppet demonstration depicting President Erdogan.