It was when Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) was to read out the government’s foreign policy declaration on February 14 that he was interrupted by a person shouting from the stands.
Among other things, the people are said to have shouted “Everyone sees and everyone hears how children in Gaza die” and that “Israel is committing genocide”.
War between Israel and Hamas
The protests continued during the debate and several people were removed by the Riksdag’s security guards.
Eight people are now being prosecuted for disrupting the administration of justice after their protest in the Riksdag, reports the news agency Siren.