Facing an overwhelming wave of organized crime, PM Kristersson has found no other solution than to rely on a state’s last resort for asserting its monopoly of force: the military.
After a deadly mass shooting over the weekend and years of being Europe’s capital of gun crime, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has promised some justice reforms but it remains unclear what effect they might have to deter the ongoing violence.
Sweden’s request to extradite Majid represents a notable role reversal for Sweden and Turkey and comes as Swedish courts have been parsing through Turkey’s own extradition requests.
As rising gang crime sparks debates over law, order, and immigration ahead of Finland’s election, national-conservative True Finns say they “have been warning for years” of the danger.
