Published 11 February 2023 at 17.11
Domestic. The police's decision to reject the application for permission for a new Koran burning and the former foreign ministers Carl Bildt and Jan Eliasson's demands for a tightening of the freedom of expression and the freedom of the press ordinance now receive political support from SD.
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Sweden Democrats support restriction of freedom of speech in a constitutional motion, reports Ledarsidorna.
In the motion, the party wants to reintroduce the legislation that applied until 1971 on the prohibition against desecration of national and religious symbols , writes the Ledarsidoran.
In the motion itself, the party raises flag display as a reason for changing the freedom of expression, in this case the form of government.
“Flag display that is carried out as part of expressing disrespect for Sweden and the Swedes should be criminalised,” writes the party.
The demand comes at the same time as the former foreign ministers Carl Bildt (M) and Jan Eliasson (S) supported a ban on Koran burnings.
If Bildt's and Eliasson's support for a restriction of freedom of expression becomes the respective party's line, there are good prospects for the Sweden Democrats to cut freedom of expression, according to Ledarsidorn's S-marked analyst Johan Westerholm.
The proposed restriction may then “broad support in the Riksdag with around 70 percent of the votes”, he writes.