Swedish politician gets jail time over controversial rally speeches
A Swedish court sent a far-right party leader to prison for hate-related charges from his rally speeches. The dual-citizen politician had similar problems with law in Denmark before
The Malmo District Court made a firm decision about a well-known political figure this fall: A four-month jail term for hate-directed statements. The case involved Rasmus Paludan‚ a dual Danish-Swedish citizen who leads the anti-immigration group Stram Kurs
The court found the 42-year old guilty on two counts of ethnic group targeting - both connected to his public speeches at political gatherings around 2 years ago (which caused quite a stir in local communities). Its worth noting that this isnt his first run-in with the law: Danish courts already dealt with him for similar issues
The nationalist party founder - who got into hot water for his inflammatory rally statements - now faces time behind bars. The verdict comes as Swedish authorities keep working on managing political discourse in public spaces; the judgment shows how they handle cases that cross free-speech boundaries
