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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Martin Gelin

A rightwing minister told Sweden to get tough on crime – until his own son was caught in a Nazi scandal

Johan Forssell.
Sweden’s migration minister, Johan Forssell. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Before the elections next year, Sweden’s conservative government has been eager to avoid accusations of racism or xenophobia. So it’s unfortunate that it keeps being plagued by scandals involving both.

The Swedish investigative magazine Expo revealed earlier this month that a minister in the governing coalition, whom it did not name, had a close family member active in violent far-right and neo-Nazi groups. The family member had, Expo claimed, participated in activities with a far-right network classified as a terrorist group by the US.

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