Policy. the sweden democrats ‘ leader Jimmie Åkesson believes that partikollegan Kent Ekeroth is damaging the party. He urges him to leave the parliament during the time he is accused.
Interior minister Anders Ygeman (S) takes a serious view of the incident.
Jimmie Åkesson says to Ekot on Swedish Radio that Kent Ekeroth is currently not ought to devote himself to politics.
– I think that it is reasonable that during the time take time out from all political activities, and also leaving his place in the committee on justice, permanently, ” says Åkesson.
– Ultimately, this is all about credibility. I believe that it is very difficult to act politically and, in particular, rättspolitiskt with credibility if you have such a thing hanging over them, ” says Åkesson.
Great forbearance
Anders Ygeman does not believe that Kent Ekeroth to remain at all in the parliament.
– I think that it will be very difficult, but on the other hand, the sweden democrats had a great deal of forbearance with the members of the criminal offences in the past, ” he says.
Even the Moderates, who just started individual discussions with The sweden democrats in the parliament, would have deleted Ekeroth.
“It is time for Jimmie Åkesson to act, it is not the first time Kent Ekeroth is involved in similar situations,” says the team leader Jessica Polfjärd in a written comment.
minor abuse
Ekeroth suspected minor abuse then he shall have struck a man in the face outside a nightclub near Stureplan in Stockholm, sweden, 24 november. The 35-year-old mp, who denies the crime, claiming that he acted in self-defense and made a counter notice on assault, which, however, has been closed down.
– Kent Ekeroth has claimed that he acted in self-defense, and then it is I who must disprove it, and I think I can make through the information from the plaintiff and four witnesses who have seen this incident, says the chief prosecutor Lena Kastlund to TT.
Kent Ekeroth argues in which someone shouted taunts against him in the queue when he was about to leave after having been denied admission. He then went towards the queue and said to them to look after themselves. A person must have explicit death threat against him, and at the same time aimed a blow to Ekeroth.
No confirmation
None of the bodyguards has, however, confirmed that no death threats have been made against Ekeroth. They confirm not to someone hit Ekeroth. They have only heard a blow with the open hand, which the indictment against Ekeroth is all about.
According to Lena Kastlund so she will be likely to insist on fines, which is most commonly used for minor abuse. The question of whether to distinguish Ekeroth from riksdagsplatsen, the court will not consider.
– It can’t do in this case. It must be serious cases with imprisonment for at least two years. Had it been the ill-treatment of normalgraden, the court will consider the issue, but it is not the case here, ” says Lena Kastlund.
the FACTS
Kent Ekeroth
Kent Ekeroth (born 11 september 1981 in Malmö, sweden, is a graduate in economics, Lund university.
Since 2010 he sits as a member of the Swedish parliament for The sweden democrats.
He has several times been criticized for controversial statements and actions. Among other things, he was one of the three leading SD politicians in the so-called järnrörsskandalen then the night out 2010 offended several people, including the comedian Soran Ismail, with racist and sexist taunts.
He is currently charged with suspected minor abuse after a krogbråk in november 2016.
Usually sits Ekeroth in the justitieutskott but just as after järnrörsskandalen he has now taken a timeout from the role. SD’s national executive has already decided to poke him from his assignment as international secretary. Now, it calls on him also to take a timeout from all the political mission and that he should leave his place in the committee on justice permanently.
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