Estonia refused to accept a group of prisoners from Sweden

Yesterday, 11:27◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

Estonia refused to accept 15 of the 18 prisoners that Sweden offered to transfer to serve their sentences in the Tartu prison.

Estonia refused to accept a group of prisoners from Sweden

It is reported by "European Pravda" with reference to ERR.

According to the Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa Pakota, among the reasons for the refusal were possible links with organized crime.

The Minister noted that Estonia checks every prisoner proposed by the Swedish side and has the right to refuse to accept him.

“Of the original 18 applications, we rejected as many as 15,” Pakosta said.

She clarified that it was, in particular, about persons convicted of drug crimes, in respect of which Estonia could not exclude the connection with organized crime.

Context

Pakosta acknowledged that at the initial stage of cooperation between the countries, there was a misunderstanding about which prisoners Sweden could send to Estonia. According to her, after the first case, the parties clarified the order of interaction, and cooperation began to occur more smoothly.

According to her, Estonia is ready to provide more detailed information about the crimes for which Swedish prisoners are convicted, after their number becomes large enough to form a generalized profile.

What's next

At the same time, Pakosta stressed that information about specific prisoners will not be made public for security reasons.

The agreement is valid for five years with the possibility of its extension for another three years.