Prosecutor Drops Case Against Swedish
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Prosecutor Drops Case Against Swedish Left Party's Delgado Varas

Prosecutor declines to initiate preliminary investigation against V-politician Lorena Delgado Varas who has been reported to the police for incitement against a ethnic group, writes SvD.

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Delgado Varas was reported by the Jewish Central Council after she shared a post on social media that the organization considered deeply anti-Semitic.

Joakim Zander, chief prosecutor at the Special Prosecutor's Office, explains that the reason for not initiating a preliminary investigation is Delgado Varas' own explanation.

She had not read the entire post before sending it. She had focused on the image and the criticism directed at the USA, but not the text under the image, he tells SvD.

It's about a crime that requires intent and I cannot prove that she was aware of what she was sending.

Lorena Delgado Varas has been a member of parliament since 2018 and is also a member of the Left Party's party executive. She took a pause from her assignments after the report.

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