Gang leader Rawa Majid leads the drug trade from Turkey and acts of violence in Sweden. He has received Turkish citizenship despite his background.
In Turkey, the police have arrested several Swedish citizens after the shooting incident that happened in Istanbul last week.
According to the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet the men engaged in a gunfight in the Maslak district.
Two attackers who arrived on motorcycles set fire to the cafe, which was returned fire. The attackers got away, but the Turkish police later caught the men in the cafe, who had also fled the scene.
The shooting is apparently related to a criminal living in Turkey Rawa Majidin led by the Foxtrot gang to an internal conflict. Majid is known as “Kurdikettu” and police believe he is Sweden’s biggest drug dealer.
Cumhuriyet newspaper according to the story, Majid has lived in Istanbul at least at one point, but it is unclear whether the armed attack targeted Majid’s residence.
However, the reaction was violent and it was seen in Uppsala within a few hours.
The roots of the Uppsala shootings in Turkey
According to Swedish TV’s SVT, the recent spate of shootings in Uppsala started with the events in Istanbul.
The shooting in Istanbul happened on Wednesday evening, September 6.
The night before Thursday, September 7, a 60-year-old woman was killed in Uppsala. It has been reported in the Swedish media, that the deceased was the mother of a gang member who had a conflict with Rawa Majid.
The man who was part of the leadership of Majid’s Foxtrot gang has turned against Majid for an unknown reason.
Bridge a man was shot last week at an address where a relative of Rawa Majid lives. However, the deceased was not related to Majid. The shooting was apparently an attempt at revenge.
There have also been shootings in other parts of Sweden in recent days, which are believed to be related to the conflict between Majid and his opponent.
Majid has previously led a violent showdown known as “The Greek”. Mikael Tenezos with the group. But now Majid’s gangs are fighting each other.
In Turkey, Majid’s citizenship was a surprise
Several wanted foreigners who have managed to obtain Turkish citizenship are suspected to be staying in Turkey. It practically protects them from being extradited to their home countries, because Turkey, like many other countries, does not extradite its own citizens in principle.
Rawa Majid was apprehended in Turkey near Marmaris in April 2022, but was later released because he was not suspected of a crime in Turkey.
Opposition politician Mustafa Yeneroğlu is in the Turkish parliament asked a written question About Majid and the man wanted by Holland, who has also received Turkish citizenship.
Yeneroğlu wants to know, among other things, whether the applicants’ possible criminal background has been checked before granting citizenship. At least there has been an international wanted notice for Majid.
Citizenship is organized with money
Turkish citizenship can be obtained by investing or buying real estate. Rawa Majid has told Swedish TV that he has invested money in Turkey.
For example, if you buy real estate worth more than $250,000 and commit for three years not to sell it, you can get citizenship. There is no more detailed information about Majid’s investments.
Among other things, the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet has reported that Majid has appeared in Turkey under another name. His parents are from northern Iraq, and Majid has changed his name at some point Miran to Othman by an Iraqi court decision.
He is believed to have acquired Turkish citizenship under his new name.
In connection with Sweden’s NATO membership process, Turkey has demanded the extradition of several people it characterizes as terrorists. Now the situation has turned the other way around, when Sweden demands that Majid be brought to justice.
If the clashes between Rawa Majid and other gang members continue in Turkey as well, there may be consequences for Majid. Although he may not be extradited, the option is to prosecute him in Turkey.