Bosnia terror convict transferred to Sweden

A 21-year-old man has been transferred to a prison in his native Sweden after serving a four-year sentence in Bosnia on a charge of plotting a terror attack.

Mirsad Bektasevic was born in the Balkans but later obtained Swedish citizenshipHe was convicted with three other people in 2007 for planning to blow up an unidentified target in Europe to force the pullout of foreign troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

His defence lawyer said Saturday that Bektasevic arrived in Sweden last month after Swedish and Bosnian courts approved his transfer.

A Bosnian court sentenced Bektasevic to eight years and four months in prison. According to Swedish law he can be granted conditional release after he has served two-thirds of his sentence.

Saturday, July 04, 2009
Associated Press

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