Swedish paper cleared of anti-semitism charges
22 Sep 2009On 19 September the Swedish newspaper Aftonbadet was cleared of anti-semitism charges by the Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice. The Israeli government had called on Swedish authorities to investigate a story that Aftonbadet published in August. The story alleged that Israeli soldiers had harvested body parts of dead Palestinians for sale. Chancellor of Justice Goran Lambertz is the only prosecutor in Sweden authorised to take legal action in cases concerning freedom of speech. (The Guardian)
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Karl Pfeifer
Read more about this Swedish prosecutor:
“The radical reinterpretation of incitement against Jews by the Chancellor of Justice in Sweden.” 03/Apr/2006 10:42
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Karl Pfeifer
Jakarta Globe
August 27, 2009
Sweden Silence Isn’t Neutrality, It’s the Sound of Bigotry
http://thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/sweden-silence-isnt-neutrality-its-the-sound-of-bigotry/326420