Sweden PM Refuses Tearing Down Mosques

Sudan Events – Sumaya Sayed

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson denounced the leader of the far-right party propping up his government Monday, November 27, after he called for some mosques to be torn down.
Sweden Democrats (SD) leader Jimmie Akesson called for some mosques to be seized and leveled during a speech to his annual party conference on Saturday. “We need to start confiscating and tearing down mosques where anti-democratic, anti-Swedish, homophobic, anti-Semitic propaganda or general disinformation is being spread,” Akesson said.
Akesson’s speech sparked anger both in Sweden and abroad and forced Kristersson to issue a statement on X, reiterating Sweden’s “constitutional right to freedom of religion”. “In Sweden, we do not demolish places of worship. As a society, we must fight back against violent extremism whatever its grounds – but we will do so within the framework of a democratic state and the rule of law,” he said.