Swedish Foreign Minister Quits
Charles Johnson
Tue Mar 21, 2006 at 8:09 am PST • Views: 173
Sweden’s foreign minister Laila Freivald resigned today, after accusations that she acted unconstitutionally by shutting down a web site that published the dreaded cartoons of blasphemy. (Hat tip: Sugiero.)
Laila Freivald resigned as Sweden’s foreign minister on Tuesday with immediate effect, after accusations that she acted unconstitutionally by closing a far-right web site that published controversial cartoons of the prophet Mohammed. Freivald also was sharply criticized last year for the Swedish government’s bungled response to the Asian tsunami, which claimed the lives of around 500 Swedes on holiday. Prime Minister Goran Persson said Freivald’s departure was her own decision.
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