Swedish Minister Criticizes Activists for Disrupting Public Order

Sweden's Minister for Civil Defence, Carl-Oscar Bohlin (M), targets in a post on X criticism against activists who have called the Ministry for Foreign Affairs' consular emergency hotline and demonstrated outside the Riksdag.

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Swedish Minister Criticizes Activists for Disrupting Public Order
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He writes that the activists are inconsiderate when they "spread out between the parliament buildings and behave like a gang of unbridled hooligans with drums and loudspeakers".

Bohlin writes further that "We have freedom of expression and we should defend it, but we also have an order legislation that is actually a central part of our common democratic rules. My sympathies for those who are currently obviously want to destroy the rules for the public space are non-existent".

Bohlin joins the criticism that Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) directed at the large number of calls that streamed in to the UD's telephone for consular help on Monday. The calls came after Freedom Flotilla's ships on their way to Gaza were boarded by Israel and among others Greta Thunberg was arrested.

In a clip, Greta Thunberg urged all her "friends, family and comrades" to put pressure on the Swedish government to get her and the others free as soon as possible, which led to many calling UD.

The Foreign Minister described the action as irresponsible and "very, very serious"

It is obvious that people have been encouraged to contact UD in a way that risks affecting other Swedish citizens who are actually in distress. Then I think you should think about what responsibility you have in that, said Maria Malmer Stenergard.

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