Sweden announced on February 2 that it would tighten the law related to members of the organization terrorism.
The announcement comes a few months following it signed an agreement with Turkey on fighting terrorism to be accepted by Ankara in the process of joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Government Sweden Hopefully the new law will come into effect from June next. The new law will give authorities more power to arrest and prosecute individuals who support a terrorist organization, whether through funding or other forms of support.
According to Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer, so far in Sweden, it is very difficult to prosecute a person if they do not have actions that might constitute an act of terrorism. The new law will cover all forms of terrorism.
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Tightening of the law became more necessary following the 2017 attack in central Stockholm, when a man drove his car into pedestrians on a busy shopping street, killing five people.
However, Minister Strommer also said the threat level was increasing recently when Sweden was targeted for attacks following the burning of far-right politician Rasmus Paludan. Koran in Stockholm last month and many other incidents.
Sweden has pledged to strengthen cooperation with Turkey in the fight once morest terrorism, as part of a June 2022 pledge to gain Ankara’s support in its efforts. join NATO. However, Turkey called off the talks last month, saying that Sweden was not doing enough because of the recent incidents.
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