After the Koran burnings, the government is now reviewing the order law.
A change in it could give the police increased opportunities to deny permission for that type of action.
– This is about Sweden’s ability to guarantee security for its citizens, says Ebba Busch to TV4 Nyheterna.
Koran burnings in Sweden have caused great anger around the world, and Sweden is judged to have gone from being seen as a possible target for terrorist crimes to a prioritized one.
Two suspected terrorist cells have been revealed by the police, one in Sweden and one in Germany, both of which are said to have been affected by the Koran burnings. Last week, the Swedish embassy in Baghdad was also stormed.
– Against that background, it is reasonable to review the legal situation and look at changes in the regulations, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Ström.
Ebba Busch: “Wants to be very clear”
Minister of Industry and Christian Democrats party leader Ebba Busch believes that it is important to ensure that no foreign power is allowed to exert pressure on Swedish law.
– It is not the view of another faith or another foreign power’s legislation or view of the order of things that applies in Sweden. In Sweden, Swedish law applies, she says.
Ebba Busch believes that an investigation into the law of order has been on the back burner for at least six months, at the request of the Swedish Police Agency, among other things, and that Sweden’s NATO application has nothing to do with it.
– I want to be very clear that here you need to keep them apart. This is about Sweden’s ability to guarantee security for its citizens, says Ebba Busch.
– Sweden’s membership process into NATO is independent and Sweden makes independent decisions about which legislation will apply here.
“Standing up for freedom of speech”
TV4’s domestic commentator Ann Tiberg says that there has been a lot of condemnation from government representatives regarding the Koran burnings, but that Ebba Busch’s statement differs.
– What she does is stand up for freedom of expression, says Ann Tiberg.
She believes that Busch wants to make a clear mark when it comes to the influence of foreign powers on the Swedish team.