Man Wanted for Rape in Sweden Arrested in Thailand

Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok in an undated file photo. Photo: Matichon

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Swedish authorities say a 38-year-old man suspected of four rapes last month in Sweden has been arrested in Thailand.

Prosecutor Karl-Erik Antonsson says they will now start the process of having the man, who was not identified, extradited to Sweden.

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Antonsson said the fugitive was arrested Thursday on an international arrest warrant, and that he was suspected of rapes that took place in several locations in Sweden on May 17-19.

Swedish media say the man had earlier been convicted twice of sex crimes and added that he was arrested at the Bangkok airport.

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Thai officials said they had no immediate information about the arrest.