On Monday, it was announced that the Migration Agency’s director general Mikael Ribbenvik may not continue when his current appointment expires in May. Today it was announced that Carin Jämtin will not receive an extended assignment as director general of the aid agency Sida either. After the news about Mikael Ribbenvik, the SD top Björn Söder tweeted that it is “Time to clean up the Swedish authorities. Away with asylum activists from Verket.” The opposition is concerned by the harsh tone towards directors-general from SD representatives, and warns of serious risks: – The independence that we have traditionally had in Swedish state administration, where the authorities are independent in the application of the law according to the constitution, that it is threatened, says the Social Democrats’ legal policy spokesperson Ardalan Shekarabi. “They want a change” – Hear the political scientist’s analysis, in the player above.
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Criticism of the change of directors-general: “Independence is threatened”
