Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christsson said on Friday that a Swedish journalist was arrested in Türkiye and “abusive” was jailed for “insulting” President Recep Tayip Erdogan.“Swedish journalist Jokim Medin is on his home from Turkey to Sweden,” Christson posted on X, 40 years old “Land in a few hours”.“I want to thank the employees of the Ministry of External Affairs, who have worked deeply on the issue under the leadership of Maria Malmer Stannergard under the leadership of the Foreign Minister. I would also like to thank my European colleagues who have been helpful in this process.”Medin works for the Swedish newspaper and his arrival in Istanbul was stopped on 27 March.Journalist Istanbul went to cover the protests triggered by Mayor ArrestThe reporter traveled to Türkiye to cover the protest of Istanbul’s Mayor Acrem Imamoglu on March 19.Imamoglu was re -elected as Istanbul Mayor for the third time last year. The Center-Left CHP party has now nominated him as its candidate for the race despite its custody.About 1,900 people have been arrested in the protest. The Turkish government has also continued its rift on the press amid demonstrations.Terrorism fee addedMedin was sentenced to 11 months suspended in an Ankara court for “insulting the President”, adding terrorism to the allegations.Despite suspending the sentence, the Medin had to stay behind bars while waiting for a separate test for “a terrorist organization related”.Medin denied allegations of participating in the banned Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in Stockholm in January 2023.This month PKK announced that he would end his armed rebellion against Turkey.
