Swedish journalist handed suspended prison term in Turkey for insulting Erdogan

The Swedish journalist was arrested as he arrived in the country to cover protests happening following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor (Francisco Seco/AP)

A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted a Swedish journalist of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Joakim Medin was given an 11-month suspended prison term, a media rights group said, but he remains in custody awaiting the outcome of a separate trial on terrorism-related charges.