Sweden Democrat Mikael Valtersson has private and business contacts with people in the right extreme environment. This while he sits in a government committee to bring forward proposals for future defense.
– Personally I think not, of course it is good, says Air Defence Committee Secretary Bo Tarras-Wahlberg.
The State air defenses Committee is currently investigating the big picture and the needs of tomorrow’s air defenses. Here is Michael Valtersson as a member of the Sweden Democrats. He was previously Permanent Secretary of the party, but ended 2012 He has a background in defense and is a member of the party’s defense and security policy counsel.
According to data for Swedish Dagbladet has Valtersson contacts with people in far-right circles both at a private and in a commercial plane, people like the Sweden Democrats disagree.
Among other Valtersson been press secretary for Wiking Mineral, whose principal owner has ties to right-wing environments. This while he was a representative of Air Defence Committee.
Michael Valtersson has also spoken in favor of the right-wing magazine National today as security policy analyst, according to Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.
– It is well obviously, it is not on par with a parliamentary inquiry that, so to say, have such contacts, says Air Defence Committee Secretary Bo Tarras-Wahlberg.
What do you think about the background check from SD’s side of their member?
– I can personally say that I do not think that it should be possible to find suitable persons in that case.
The echo has Sweden Democrats sought for a comment. The party’s press secretary Martin Kinnunen told Swedish daily to Valtersson will not be designated for any future missions for the party.
echo fix: In a previous version of the text was named Mikael Valtersson as MP for the Sweden Democrats, which he is not.
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