Swedish Journalist Jailed in Turkey for Criticizing Erdoğan
A Turkish court sentenced Swedish journalist Joakim Medin to an 11-month suspended sentence for insulting President Erdoğan, a charge stemming from articles illustrating Erdoğan effigies. Despite the suspended sentence and a judge’s order for release, Medin remains imprisoned due to a separate, more serious charge of belonging to a terrorist organization. This second charge, related to his reporting on Sweden’s NATO accession, carries a potential nine-year prison sentence. Medin denies both charges and maintains he was not responsible for the photo selection in the articles.
John Q. Hosedrinker