SD demands that Anne Ramberg be fired from Uppsala University’s board.
That after the criticism of her support for the Iranian People’s Mujahideen.
– Seriously, says Patrick Reslow (SD).
“There must be moderation in the tokeries,” answers Anne Ramberg herself.
The article in brief
SD demands that the government fire Anne Ramberg as chairman of Uppsala University’s board.
This after she received criticism for her participation in a conference arranged by the Iranian People’s Mujahedin.
• Anne Ramberg herself believes that her involvement is about women’s rights in Iran and accuses SD of trying to restrict her freedom of expression.
Anne Ramberg, former general secretary of the Bar Association, is criticized for having supported the Iranian People’s Mujahedin through her participation in a conference where she also appeared for a television interview.
According to Ramberg herself, it is about showing support for women’s rights in Iran, something she has written on several appeals about. She also believes that the earlier terrorist labeling of the People’s Mujahedin was wrong, and that the Iranian regime is spreading misinformation about the movement.
Bali: Children separated from parents
The critics believe instead that she supports a Shia Muslim sect. M politician Hanif Bali, whose parents belonged to the organization, is one of those who criticized Ramberg.
“I know how children are separated from parents and how parents are taught to deny their own children for the sake of revolution. I know how people are held back by fear, guilt and social blackmail“, he writes in Kvartal.
Anne Ramberg is currently chairman of Uppsala University’s board.
Now the government should fire her, writes SD party leader Jimmie Åkesson and education policy spokesperson Patrick Reslow in a debate article in Aftonbladet.
The people’s mujahedin has clear Islamist signs, says Patrick Reslow to Expressen.
– We think that is serious.
SD: Are rough things
He sees no problem in firing her because of her support for the organization.
– It is clear that you should not be fired just because you have a different political opinion or whatever it may be about. But this is pretty rough stuff.
Then you can’t hide behind the universities’ academic freedom, says Reslow. As he sees it, protecting it is about other things.
– There is a direct impact on teaching or that researchers should not be allowed to do research on what they want.
Now the party “assumes” that the government acts.
– One thing is clear, if we enter the government, we will make sure that we do not employ this type of person. And that we act when we have people who express support for Islamism, says Patrick Reslow.
The answer: Trying to silence criticism
Expressen has contacted Anne Ramberg, who did not want to comment. In a debate article in Aftonbladet, she refutes Åkesson’s criticism as incorrect and “beyond all the limits of decency”.
Anne Ramberg has previously been critical of the Sweden Democrats’ policies, but that was in the role of a debater, she points out.
“One can of course try to silence such uncomfortable criticism by demanding my resignation from positions even if they have not the slightest connection to the university world”, she writes.
She has handled the role of chairman well, continues Ramberg.
“What Åkesson is thus doing is seeking to restrict my freedom of expression in order to get rid of an uncomfortable debater. He should have refrained from that,” she writes further.
