US EditionSwedish Migration Minister Faces Pressure over Son's Far-Right Links
SWEDEN, JUL 9 – Johan Forssell is summoned to testify after a relative’s links to extremist groups including a US-designated terror organization were revealed, raising concerns about security risks.
- Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell faces growing political scrutiny after reports linked his 16-year-old son to far-right extremist groups online.
- The revelations followed an investigation by Expo and security service contacts, with Forssell stating he was unaware of his son's involvement until informed by authorities.
- Forssell stated that his son has separated himself from these organizations and is deeply regretful about his past involvement, while opposition parties such as the Left Party are calling for Forssell to appear before parliament to address the issue.
- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson voiced his trust in Forssell, emphasizing the minister’s responsible role as a parent, while Forssell himself clarified that the focus has been on safeguarding a minor rather than shielding his political position.
- The situation highlights tensions over political accountability and extremism, with calls for greater government transparency amid concerns about inconsistencies in countering far-right threats.
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The Swedish Minister of Migration spoke out about his 16-year-old son's involvement in far-right groups after a visit by the National Security Service.
Informed by the secret services several weeks ago, Johan Forssell ended up speaking publicly this Thursday, in particular to point out the danger that social networks can create.
The 16-year-old son of Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forsell has been identified by the Swedish security service as a far-right activist. The report about the “close relative of the Swedish minister” was first released to the public by the anti-racist magazine Expo, and the fact that it is his son was announced by the minister himself on Thursday. He said he was shocked by the revelation.
The Swedish Minister of Migration stated that he is "slow and dangerous", after he discovered his adolescent involvement in extreme right groups. Johan Forsell, whose right-wing party leads a government coalition, which depends on the support of Swedish extreme-right democracy, said Joi has been contacted several weeks after the Swedish security service, Sapo, regarding his 16-year-old son's activities, says The Guardian.
The son of Sweden's Minister of Migration Johan Forssell had connections to far-right groups. Now the father comments on the neo-Nazi accusations.
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