Swedish foreign minister criticizes politicians for waving PKK rags

By Leila Nezirevic

LONDON (AA) - Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom on Saturday strongly criticized two Left Party politicians for waving PKK terrorist organization rags in the council hall.

"PKK is a terrorist organization and this type of behavior does not belong in a democracy," he wrote on Twitter.

Earlier this year, three other left-wing members of parliament posed with PKK rags.

Sweden's then-Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said that the actions by the politicians were extremely inappropriate.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the EU, and US, and is responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.

The Swedish state has classified PKK as a terrorist group since 1984.