Turkey asks Germany to arrest PYD leader
(MENAFN) Turkey has requested that German authorities detain and extradite a Syrian Kurdish politician wanted in the country, Turkey's state-run news agency reports.
Anadolu Agency reported Monday that Turkey requested that Germany extradite Salih Muslim, the former co-chair of the Democratic Union Party, or PYD, who was spotted in Berlin over the weekend.
Muslim was released from custody in the Czech Republic last week, after being briefly detained on a Turkish arrest warrant. He was requested to remain within European Union territory and to be available for hearings in his extradition case.
Turkey views the YPG as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has fought a three-decade insurgency in Turkey and is deemed a terrorist group by the United States, the European Union and Turkey. The YPG has been an important ally for the United States in the fight against Islamic State.
Anadolu Agency reported Monday that Turkey requested that Germany extradite Salih Muslim, the former co-chair of the Democratic Union Party, or PYD, who was spotted in Berlin over the weekend.
Muslim was released from custody in the Czech Republic last week, after being briefly detained on a Turkish arrest warrant. He was requested to remain within European Union territory and to be available for hearings in his extradition case.
Turkey views the YPG as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has fought a three-decade insurgency in Turkey and is deemed a terrorist group by the United States, the European Union and Turkey. The YPG has been an important ally for the United States in the fight against Islamic State.
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