Published 25 February 2023 at 11.45
Domestic. Previously, Turkey has claimed that Sweden is not doing enough to stop the terrorist group PKK from operating in the country. Now the assessment receives unexpected support from the Swedish Security Police.
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The terrorist group PKK conducts successful recruitment and terrorist financing from Swedish soil, according to Säpo.
However, the group does not pose a direct attack threat against Sweden.
– However, we see that they conduct a supporting activity which can be solicitation, recruitment and terrorist financing to support terrorist activities, in another country or Sweden, says Susanna Trehörning, deputy head of counter-terrorism at Säpo, to TT.
According to her, it is about significant terrorist financing.
She does not say how many sympathizers the PKK has in Sweden. Considering the large immigration of Kurds from Turkey and the Arab world, however, the number may be significant.