PKK supporters urge Sweden to halt NATO bid, reject Turkey’s demands
SUPPORTERS of the terrorist PKK and its Syrian offshoot YPG protested Sweden’s application to become a NATO member in the capital Stockholm on Saturday.
A group of terrorist YPG/PKK supporters gathered at the Norra Bantorget Square and marched toward the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party.
They called on Swedish authorities to refrain from joining the security bloc and reject Turkey’s requests regarding the YPG/ PKK terrorists and other terrorist groups.
While marching, the group chanted “We’re all PKK supporters,” and police did not interfere in the demonstration, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
According to information from Turkish officials, Sweden was repeatedly warned not to allow the meetings, but authorities failed to take the necessary steps.
Moreover, supporters and representatives of the terrorist PKK carry out activities in Sweden without hindrance.
For example, in January 2019, supporters of the terrorist group held a protest in a shopping center in Borlange, Sweden. In the protest in support of jailed terrorist PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, one of the banners carried by supporters of the terrorist group was a symbol of a weapon.
On webpages close to the terrorist group, the protest was promoted under the title “occupation action by Swedish youth.”
During the protest, Swedish security forces did nothing to prevent PKK supporters from carrying the terrorist group’s socalled “flag” and pictures of Öcalan.
Furthermore, in July 2021, Turkey slammed a meeting via videolink between Sweden’s foreign minister and members of the YPG terrorist group. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the incident “raises serious question marks about Sweden’s approach to combating terrorism as a matter of priority.”
Indeed, the terrorist group has had an office in the Swedish capital Stockholm since 2016.
Furthermore, according to information AA obtained from security sources, the terrorist group targeted the Turkish security elements in Syria, northern Iraq and Turkey, using Swedish-produced AT-4, U.S.originated TOW as well as French-German MILAN anti-tank missiles.
It was detected that the terrorist group used more than 40 AT-4 and MILAN antitank ammunition during attacks on security forces from 2017 to 2021.