Sweden Democrats Leader Lindberg Addresses Stegrud Filming Controversy

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Sweden Democrats Leader Lindberg Addresses Stegrud Filming Controversy
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The Sweden Democrats' group leader Linda Lindberg has had a "good" conversation with Jessica Stegrud after Expo's revelation that she filmed a confrontation between two teenagers at Stockholm Central Station. I still think the situation is embarrassing, says Lindberg at a press conference.

Furthermore, Lindberg says that she, after the conversation with Jessica Stegrud, expects a better assessment going forward.

The member has made her account of how the situation that arose has been and that one has felt insecure. I can have understanding for that, she says and continues:

Otherwise, we will not take any measures at present.

Filmed

Newspaper Expo revealed this week that Jessica Stegrud filmed when a man, opinion maker in social media who moves in right-wing extremist circles, follows after and confronts two people at Stockholm Central Station. The man then spread the film on the net.

Prior to that, Stegrud received criticism for a post on X about a debate between Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (M) and Lawen Redar (S), the Social Democrats' cultural policy spokesperson. She wrote that it was "telling" that "a Swedish-born Kurd and a Persian" debated the cultural canon in SVT's Current Events.

The Christian Democrats' party leader Ebba Busch has in an interview with Expressen criticized Stegrud's actions.

Busch: "Lousy"

I think the actions are lousy. It's lousy to leave a comment that can be misinterpreted or that can be misinterpreted and then not go out and explain what you mean quickly thereafter, she says to the newspaper.

Busch also comments on the film and believes that it is also "lousy" to act in a way where teenagers and their families and relatives have been exposed.

The Christian Democrats' leader says to Expressen that the government parties have expressed their criticism to the SD on several different levels.

The Sweden Democrats' group leader Linda Lindberg has previously said that the situation surrounding the film feels "unpleasant" and that she needed to have a conversation with Stegrud to form an opinion about what happened.

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