The Swedish journalist Kaj Joakim Medin (in the middle of the photo) was released from a Turkish Prison on Friday and Has Since Left the Country. He was arrested at the end of march on suspicion of terrorism and insulting the Turkish president.
The Media and Law Association Successful Challenged The Journalist’s Imprisonment with the Turkish Court. This is reported by the Turkish Organization That is Committed to the Rule of Law on X. The Supreme Court in Istanbul Ruled on Friday that the journalist should be released.
“Hard work has paid off,” Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Reports on x About the liberation of the journalist. “He will land in a few hours.”
Medin was arrested at the end of march on suspicion of participating in a Terrorist Organization and Insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He had Just Landed in Istanbul to Report on the Unrest in the country.
The journalist Received a suspended sentence of eleven months and twenty days for the insult on April 30, ap reported. The Court then ordered his immediate release.
Medin Could Not Be Released because of the Terrorism Charge. That is being treated separate. The First Hearing in That Case Will Take Place on September 25.