US EditionSwedish Minister ‘Horrified’ by Son’s Involvement in Far-Right Extremist Groups
SWEDEN, JUL 10 – Forssell disclosed his son's far-right ties amid rising extremism, with active groups at their highest since 2008, prompting calls for parental vigilance and political scrutiny.
- Sweden's Migration Minister Johan Forssell revealed on Thursday in London that his 16-year-old son has links to far-right extremist groups.
- Forssell disclosed this after being informed weeks earlier by Sweden's security service, and the anti-racism outlet Expo reported the son's involvement last week.
- Forssell said his son is deeply remorseful, has cut contact with extremist groups, and that this personal matter reflects wider societal issues around youth radicalization online.
- Forssell stated, "As a father, you're shocked," and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson expressed continued confidence, describing Forssell's response as "responsible parent" behavior.
- Opposition parties called for Forssell to appear before a parliamentary committee, highlighting political fallout and urging greater vigilance on online extremist influence among youth.
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Johan Forssell confirmed that his 16-year-old son had contact with extreme right-wing groups via social media. Therefore, the Swedish Minister of Migration does not want to resign, the government supports him.
Säpo's work has come under scrutiny after bodyguards leaked information about politicians and it emerged that a minister's relative had been active in the violent far-right. "It doesn't come across as brilliant," says intelligence and security expert Jörgen Holmlund.
Swedish Immigration Minister Johan Forssell has said he disapproves of political extremism, but that has not dampened the scandal caused by his son's actions.
A Swedish magazine revealed the ties that the minister's offspring have with ultra-right networks. Assuring to ignore everything about his son's activities, he was supported by the Prime Minister who renewed his confidence.
Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell has come under political pressure after the press revealed that his 16-year-old son is involved with far-right groups.
The debate about whether parents are responsible for the actions or even the ideology of their teenage children has jumped into the political arena in Sweden these days, after the 16-year-old offspring of the Swedish Minister of Migration and Asylum Policies, Johan Forssell, has maintained links with white supremacist groups, including a particularly violent one: the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement, designated as a terrorist organization by …
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