Swedish Foreign Ministry puts pressure on Saudi Arabia – Aftonbladet

Swedish Foreign Ministry puts pressure on Saudi Arabia – Aftonbladet

The pressure on Saudi Arabia to release the jailed blogger Raif Badawi increases.

Now confirms Foreign Minister Ms Wallström to the Foreign Ministry to call the country’s ambassador in Stockholm to protest against the government pryglingen.

950 lashes remains for the Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi.

He has been sentenced for insulting Islam and the penalty is in addition a total of 1,000 lashes, ten years in prison.

Several human rights organizations have criticized Saudi Arabia and rallies have been held around the world the past week.

The EU has condemned the verdict, the United States has appealed to Saudi Arabia and the UK to take up the case with ambassadpesonal.

“Direct Dialogue Continues”

Although Sweden is putting pressure – both in place in Stockholm and in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh.

– We have expressed our condemnation in direct dialogue with Saudi Arabia and we will continue to protest, says Erik Boman, Press Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallström.

Earlier this week, reported Daily News that Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Sweden Ibrahim SI Alibrahim shall be summoned to the Foreign Ministry to receive an official protest. It confirms today Foreign Minister Wallström to the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. She would not say when the meeting is scheduled.

– It may take place today and it can be done on any other day, we say no more than that, says Erik Boman Aftonbladet.

unhealed wounds put a stop to new plastering

Raif Badawi received the first lashes at a public prygling January 9th. It took 15 minutes and he was not crying or screaming, describes witnesses.

The idea was that he would be whipped another 50 times on Friday, after the Friday prayers near a mosque in Jeddah on the Red Sea. But Raif Badawis health condition halted, according to The Guardian wounds from the first pryglingen not sufficiently healed.

The case will be taken up by the Supreme Court in Saudi Arabia. It gives hope that the punishment will be mitigated, says Raif Badawis wife told the newspaper and appeals to the international community to put pressure on the country that is notorious for lack of human rights.

Participated in Charlie Hebdo march

– I have a great hope that Raif will not be imprisoned for ten years, says Ensaf Haidar.

With a background in how Ensaf Haidar be punished, she is also critical of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister attended the march in Paris after Charlie Hebdo attack.

– This is too much, she said, according to The Guardian.

Swedish Amnesty International has launched a protest campaign against the whipping penalty.

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