Finland will not go to changes in legislation, but can extradite persons requested by Turkey only if there are very good reason, said Finnish Foreign Minister Peck Haavisto Broadcasting Company Yle.
“If the Condition of Turkey Ratification of Finland in NATO will become a change in our legislation, Finland is unlikely to make such concessions,” Interfax quotes him
He noted that “in the memorandum (about the mutual understanding adopted by Turkey, Sweden and Finland in the framework of the NATO Madrid summit), nothing is said about changes in the law, or about something like that. We took such obligations to ourselves.”
“Everything that was agreed was recorded on paper. Different points of view can be expressed, but there can be no consent for nothing, except what is set out in the text of the document. Finland may give in to Turkey’s demands on the issuance of persons whose She considers terrorists, only if there are very good reason. I understand that the Kurds in Finland and Sweden are concerned. But when it comes to extradition, the cause of it should be a terrorist crime, also proved in Finland. In addition, Finland has taken upon itself the obligation Do not give out people who are waiting for torture or death execution. For extradition, there should be very good reason, ”the minister added.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country does not ratify the membership of Finland and Sweden in NATO if they do not fulfill the promise agreed on the alliance summit in Madrid. According to him, Finland and Sweden must make changes to their legislation on terrorism.