Freedom of expression has a win in Sweden
You do normally have to go to a higher court to get such freedom in Sweden:
“A local politician from the Malmo suburb of Burlov has been acquitted of charges of agitation against an ethnic group. Dahn Pettersson of the local Allianspartiet had previously been convicted by the Malmo District Court and fined the equivalent of 100 days’ pay after he submitted a legislative proposal to the Burlov town council connecting heroin smuggling with Kosovo Albanians residing permanently in Sweden.
But the Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s decision and ruled instead that the proposal didn’t prove Pettersson intended to disrespect Kosovo Albanians as a group….
According to the Court of Appeals, the text of the proposal could be read as saying that Kosovo Albanians are especially inclined to be involved with the heroin trade and therefore cause homelessness and other societal problems.
Ultimately, the court choose to release Pettersson, arguing that freedom of expression and the right to criticize current policy is important, especially when it comes to political debate.
Albanians are Muslims and you must not speak any evil of those wonderful people in Sweden.
Posted by John Ray. For a daily critique of Leftist activities, see DISSECTING LEFTISM. For a daily survey of Australian politics, see AUSTRALIAN POLITICS Also, don’t forget your roundup of Obama news and commentary at OBAMA WATCH
Email This
Posted by JonJayRay on May 13, 2008 9:07 am
Trackback URL:
Comments
One Response to “Freedom of expression has a win in Sweden”
-
-
-
Affiliations
The Giants
Advertise
-
-
Our Store
- Click the design to visit our store and help Stop the ACLU!
-
- More blogs about the ACLU
Syndicate Me
Isn’t defending freedom of speech in the nation’s highest courts what the ACLU does all the time?