Prosecutor: Ismail Abdo will stand trial in Turkey
Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Gang leader Ismail Abdo will face legal proceedings in Turkey over crimes for which he is suspected in Sweden, prosecutor Daniel Jonsson told TV4.
- Sweden suspects Abdo of involvement in large-scale drug smuggling through Nynäshamn and murder plots linked to the Foxtrot gang conflict.
- Because Abdo is a Turkish citizen and Turkey does not extradite its own nationals, Swedish proceedings appear unlikely.
Ismail Abdo, a gang leader wanted in Sweden, is expected to stand trial in Turkey, according to Swedish prosecutor Daniel Jonsson.
Swedish authorities suspect Abdo of several crimes, including involvement in the smuggling of large quantities of drugs into Sweden through Nynäshamn. He is also suspected of involvement in murder plots connected to the gang conflict involving the Foxtrot network.
It is for the crimes he is suspected of in Sweden that we are working to transfer the prosecution.
Abdo has been detained in absentia in Sweden. Prosecutors are now working to transfer the legal proceedings to Turkey, where he is a citizen.
“Turkey does not extradite its own citizens,” Jonsson told TV4, adding that a legal process in Sweden does not appear likely. The planned Turkish proceedings therefore offer the route being pursued for cases tied to the Swedish suspicions.
He is a Turkish citizen and Turkey does not extradite its own citizens. It does not look like there will be a legal process in Sweden.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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