The Green Party’s nomination committee felt that yasri khan refuses to take women in hand – but nominated him anyway for the party.
Now, says Committee Chairman Joakim Larsson that it made a mistake .
– It is obvious that the Committee erred on this. That is why we have received so much criticism from the party the last day, he said.
TV4 interviewed on Tuesday yasri khan (MP) former candidate for the Democratic Party and chairman of the Swedish Muslims for peace and justice, on the occasion of housing Minister Mehmet Kaplan’s departure. When it refused the Green Party to the female reporter in hand.
“special treatment to women”
Yasri Khan’s stance stirred up strong feelings in the Green Party, and he was heavily criticized by party colleagues.
which reached the Election Committee.
– I have received strong reactions from the members who have expressed dissatisfaction with our proposal, says Joakim Larsson, Chairman of the Committee.
During Wednesday morning chose Yasri Khan to resign from the candidacy for the party, where he was elected as one of two new members in May.
Now it is clear that the Committee felt that Khan did not take women in-hand when he greets.
– Yasri’ve been active in the party at the local level, so there is nothing that is unknown, says Larsson.
But you did not think it was an aggravating circumstance ? We are talking about a feminist party?
– It is obvious that the Committee erred on this. That is why we have received so much criticism from the party the last day.
Larsson says he does not know if there are other MP representatives who do not want to take the women-in-hand.
What was it that made you wanted Khan in the party?
– Our justification of congressional documents highlighting his experience from the peace movement, human rights organizations and the Muslim civil society .
But do not collide human rights by not wanting to shake hands with half the population?
– There is also such a thing where it is clear that party does not think it works with to be the leading representative of the MP. But it is nevertheless true that he has been active in and chairman of the Swedish Muslims for Peace and Justice, for example, there is an organization that works with peace and human rights.
Larsson also said that the Committee has failed to deliver a proposal to the MP Congress delegates want.
– It is not good and we have come up with a new proposal now.
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Khan: I leave the party assignments
yasri khan, which now leaves his political mission, however, will continue to be a member of the Green party.
– I want to focus on other things. I feel I can not be bothered. Party politics is not for me, I’ve landed in it, he says.
How does it feel?
– There are mixed feelings. I come from civil society. I may have been naive about that things work differently or not inserted in the media game.
How do you respond to criticism?
– I’ve always thought the most important thing is not how to greet, but to greet. Measured equality to shake hands or is the measure of equality on other issues? My assessment is that there are the other issues.
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Have the party betrayed you?
– After what happened with Mehmet (Kaplan, reds. note.) I think that the party rallied. It has been the party to grow and I was proud. But I think it needed a standard critical debate even within the Green Party.
“discriminate against women”
Among those who criticized Khan were several MP Members of Parliament. One of them was Jabar Amin:
– To treat women worse based on the lack of respect for basic human rights. Reactionary Islamists and those that discriminate against women have nothing to do in the Green Party, he said.
DEBATE MP says one thing – and doing another
the Green Party has been noted in several contexts in recent days. Partly in connection with Mehmet Kaplan’s departure, and after Åsa Romson called 9/11 of an “accident” – and now again on the occasion of yasri khan.
Both spokespersons, Åsa Romson and Gustav Fridolin, declines to comment on the issue. Deputy Prime Minister Romson of wording Call the terrorist attacks of ‘accidents’ on SVT
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