One goes in the demonstration trains, says one thing in Swedish and one in Arabic. I want to know where the boundary goes for freedom of expression in these contexts, and what is to be considered as incitement against an ethnic group, says Torsten Elofsson, legal policy spokesperson for the Christian Democrats.
The Christian Democrats' initiative to invite National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh and Prosecutor-General Katarina Johansson Welin comes after incidents involving, among other things, threats against journalists and disruptions of political meetings.
Terror Flags
Among other things, a reporter for Sydsvenskan has been threatened by demonstrators outside their home, and several ministers' public appearances have been disrupted. In the Riksdag, activists have thrown tomatoes at Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.
Furthermore, Sydsvenskan has reported during the autumn on how Hamas leaders are being hailed in Swedish protest marches, and GP has described how flags from the terrorist-listed organizations Hamas, Hezbollah, and PFLP have been waving in the marches.
It is almost the Prosecutor-General who I think must answer that and how one views it legally. Is it prosecutable to do that or is it unpunished? says Elofsson.
"Low Profile"
Torsten Elofsson thinks it can be perceived as if the police are keeping a "low profile" in their approach and wants to know what guidelines the police leadership has issued.
I experience that the police have a dialogue with the demonstrators. But if there is vandalism, assault, threats, and expressions that can be characterized as incitement against an ethnic group, one must intervene as a police officer, he says.
He is worried about an escalation, and points to last week's violence against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam.
