The court decided that Medin should be held in custody pending trial. The decision to arrest the Swedish journalist was in accordance with the law, according to the court, which emphasizes that there was strong suspicion of a crime.
Neither Joakim nor his lawyers have been given a clear indication of what he is suspected of, says Dagens ETC's Anders Gustafsson to TT.
Veysel Ok, deputy head of the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), which had filed an appeal, writes that the organization will now take the case further to the Constitutional Court.
"Not decisive"
For us, this was not dramatic news, but rather something you can expect, says Anders Gustafsson and continues:
This is not decisive or a signal of anything.
According to the court in Ankara, the case has not developed in favor of the suspect – therefore, there is no reason to revoke the detention order.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) does not comment on the court's ruling, but says that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working intensively on Medin's case.
It was a success the other day that the Swedish consul general was granted access to him. There is ongoing work all the time with constant contacts with the Turkish side, says Kristersson without going into details.
Allegations
Journalist Joakim Medin traveled to Istanbul on assignment for the newspaper Dagens ETC on March 27. This was to report on the widespread protests that have been held in the country since Istanbul's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested earlier in the spring.
Medin was arrested at the airport and has been indirectly accused of being a member of a terrorist organization and insulting Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
He has since been transferred to the massive high-security prison Marmara in Silivri, outside Istanbul, where Ekrem Imamoglu is also being held.
According to Gustafsson, more and more media and organizations are joining the fight for Medin's release.
I wouldn't say it's quiet. The family and I have continued dialogue with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
