RIGHT NOW: Mehmet Kaplan depart – Göteborgs-Posten

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announced at a press conference on Monday afternoon that he granted Mehmet Kaplan (MP) request to resign – now housing Minister make a parachute of 1.5 million.
 - I have granted Mehmet Kaplan’s request, the Prime Minister said.

This weekend revealed SvD Kaplan 2009 compared Israel with Nazi Germany. Last week it emerged that Mehmet Kaplan was at dinner with lhan Senturk, Swedish representatives of the Turkish nationalist and extreme right-wing organization the Grey Wolves.

During the Monday morning asked Green Party spokesperson Åsa Romson and Gustav Fridolin their commitment during the day, but explanation.

During a press conference on Monday afternoon announced since Stefan Löfven to Mehmet Kaplan’s request to resign, granted.

– I have granted Mehmet Kaplan’s request, the Prime Minister said.

At the press conference said Stefan Löfven that it made an overall assessment in consultation with the Green Party spokesperson Åsa Romson and Gustav Fridolin, and Kaplan.

– I have had meetings with Kaplan, and various rounds of Romson and Fridolin. I will not tell you what we talked about, but we have the same picture of the situation, he said.

The Prime Minister was asked out on how carefully you actually investigated Kaplan and other cabinet ministers when the government set.

– It is done very carefully. A large materials that are developed to avoid all eventualititer. At that time did not come out of this, said Löfven.

After the State Minister had spoken clearly Mehmet Kaplan stepped up to the podium.

– I am very proud to have served as cabinet ministers in the Swedish government, said Kaplan.

When repeatedly mentioned that he stands for equality and distanced itself indirectly from the ideological picture that is shared by the groups to which he linked to the past week.

– All my adult life I have fought for human rights and democracy. I have worked against any kind of racism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and rejects all forms of extremism, he said.

In Kaplan’s place is now added two acting deputy, who will take over his duties in the government. Until further Mikael Damberg will be in charge of IT issues and Per Bolund housing issues.

Now, the outgoing housing minister receive severance fees for the coming year, writes Aftonbladet. This means that he has the ability to get a parachute of 1.5 million.