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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Sweden convicts a Kurdish man with attempting to extort money for a group that's outlawed in Turkey

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A Turkish man was found guilty Thursday of attempted aggravated extortion, weapons possession and attempted terrorist financing, saying he was acting on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party.

The Stockholm District Court sentenced Yahya Güngör to a total of 4.5 years in prison for the crimes, after which he would be expelled from Sweden and banned from returning to the Scandinavian country.

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