Swedish appeals court upholds conviction in PKK funding case

A Swedish appeals court has upheld the guilty verdict of a man charged with attempting to finance the PKK, a Kurdish militant group. This ruling could affect Turkey’s decision to ratify Sweden’s NATO application. Turkey accuses Sweden of harboring members of militant groups and demands that it crack down on them before joining NATO. The court found that the man had tried to extort money for the PKK at gunpoint. Sweden has introduced new legislation to combat terrorism and fulfill Turkey’s demands.