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"CNN Media Inquiry: Stram Kurs
QUESTION:
What is your response to the violence which has ensued?
ANSWER:
I always condemn riots and violence. It is particularly heinous because it is an attack on democracy when our party Hard Line Sweden is prevented from holding our election rallies. I myself was also hit by a stone on my leg on Saturday so I started to bleed.
QUESTION:
Was that part of your intention with these rallies?
ANSWER:
No. I have not participated in any uprisings. I'm a peaceful non-violent libertarian patriot. I can not with the power of thought determine whether criminals are rebelling in cities that I do not visit at all. I did not hold any election meetings in Linköping, Norrköping, Örebro or Landskrona. Yet criminal riots broke out in these cities, attacking police and burning cars off.
QUESTION:
Do you plan to continue with your rallies across Sweden?
ANSWER:
Of course. Together with my party Stram Kurs Sverige, I am leading the election campaign in Sweden until the parliamentary elections in September 2022.
QUESTION:
Will you continue to burn the Qur'an?
ANSWER:
Of course. Islam has no place in any democratically highly developed country. Islam cannot work with democracy as Islam rejects democracy and freedom of speech. The Qur'an is an evil book that can only be used positively if one warms oneself on it when it burns.
QUESTION:
Do you regret that police officers have been injured?
ANSWER:
I strongly condemn the attack on Swedish police officers. The criminals responsible must be severely punished. I hope that the Swedish police leadership can better protect police officers in the future.
QUESTION:
Have the police asked you to stop or threatened you with arrest?
ANSWER:
No. Since I have never done anything illegal in Sweden, Swedish police have never threatened me with arrest.
Swedish police have also never tried to get me to stop. If they tried, they would be violating Sweden's constitution. Freedom of expression and freedom of assembly are guaranteed rights in Sweden's constitution. It is an essential part of a democratic society.
Sincerely,
Rasmus Paludan
Party Leader
Stram Kurs
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Good morning,
> My name is Amy Cassidy, I am a journalist with CNN.
> I am contacting you with regards to the recent violence in Sweden, reportedly sparked by counter-protests to a Stram Kurs rally. The following questions are address to your party's leader, Rasmus Paludan. I would greatly appreciate your help in getting a response either from Mr Paludan himself, or a spokesperson of your party.
> What is your response to the violence which has ensued? Was that part of your intention with these rallies?Do you plan to continue with your rallies across Sweden? Will you continue to burn the Qur'an?Do you regret that police officers have been injured?Have the police asked you to stop or threatened you with arrest?
> Many thanks,
> Amy Cassidy
1st meeting: me and 2 other people in Jönköping Thursday. At 11.30am. I adressed the crowd.
Live-stram her:
https://www.facebook.com/StramKurs/videos/401263905159254/
https://www.facebook.com/StramKurs/videos/324204756300135/
We could continue til 2pm but stopped around 1pm.
2nd meeting: supposed to begin in Linköping at 3.30pm. Riots before I arrived. Not allowed to enter the area by police. Meeting cancelled by police.
3rd meeting: supposed to start in Norrköping at 6.30pm. Riots before I arrived. Not allowed to enter the area by police. Meeting cancelled by police.
4th meeting: Friday at 11am in Rinkeby, Stockholm. Evacuated by body guards after 1 hour. Attacks and riots against police. Returned for 15 minutes more. More riots. Police stopped the meeting because they are overrun.
Live-stream here:
https://www.facebook.com/StramKurs/videos/1133303210824396/
https://www.facebook.com/StramKurs/videos/351753123636518/
5th meeting: Friday at 5pm in problem area Vivalla in Örebro. Moved by police from Vivalla to the safest park in the city. Riots before I arrived. Not allowed to enter the area by police. Meeting cancelled by police.
6th meeting: Saturday at 5pm in Landskrona. Moved by police at short notice to the first reststop efter the bridge to Denmark. Riots broke out regardless in Landskrona. Stones thrown at police at my meeting. Stones thrown at me. I suffered an injury with bleeding to my leg. A car drove into the barricade. Driver arrested for attempted murder.
Live-stream here:
Sunday: further riots in Malmö. I was not in Sweden.
Med venlig hilsen
Rasmus Paludan
Partileder
Stram Kurs
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Hi there, thank you for your response. Can you please clarify when and were you held your meetings, and could these meetings be described as a "rally"? I am trying to get a clear picture of the chain of events.
> Are you planning to hold any events today?
> Thank you,
> Amy
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>
> QUESTION:
> What is your response to the violence which has ensued?
>
> ANSWER:
> I always condemn riots and violence. It is particularly heinous because it is an attack on democracy when our party Hard Line Sweden is prevented from holding our election rallies. I myself was also hit by a stone on my leg on Saturday so I started to bleed.
>
>
> QUESTION:
> Was that part of your intention with these rallies?
>
> ANSWER:
> No. I have not participated in any uprisings. I'm a peaceful non-violent libertarian patriot. I can not with the power of thought determine whether criminals are rebelling in cities that I do not visit at all. I did not hold any election meetings in Linköping, Norrköping, Örebro or Landskrona. Yet criminal riots broke out in these cities, attacking police and burning cars off.
>
>
> QUESTION:
> Do you plan to continue with your rallies across Sweden?
>
> ANSWER:
> Of course. Together with my party Stram Kurs Sverige, I am leading the election campaign in Sweden until the parliamentary elections in September 2022.
>
>
> QUESTION:
> Will you continue to burn the Qur'an?
>
> ANSWER:
> Of course. Islam has no place in any democratically highly developed country. Islam cannot work with democracy as Islam rejects democracy and freedom of speech. The Qur'an is an evil book that can only be used positively if one warms oneself on it when it burns.
>
>
> QUESTION:
> Do you regret that police officers have been injured?
>
> ANSWER:
> I strongly condemn the attack on Swedish police officers. The criminals responsible must be severely punished. I hope that the Swedish police leadership can better protect police officers in the future.
>
>
> QUESTION:
> Have the police asked you to stop or threatened you with arrest?
>
> ANSWER:
> No. Since I have never done anything illegal in Sweden, Swedish police have never threatened me with arrest.
> Swedish police have also never tried to get me to stop. If they tried, they would be violating Sweden's constitution. Freedom of expression and freedom of assembly are guaranteed rights in Sweden's constitution. It is an essential part of a democratic society.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Rasmus Paludan
> Party Leader
>
> Stram Kurs
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> Telefon XXXX XXXX
> CVR-nr.: XXXXXXXX
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> ---- Den ma, 18 apr. 2022 11:23:32 +0200 Cassidy, Amy (NE) <amy.cassidy@warnermedia.com> skrev ----
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Good morning,
> > My name is Amy Cassidy, I am a journalist with CNN.
> > I am contacting you with regards to the recent violence in Sweden, reportedly sparked by counter-protests to a Stram Kurs rally. The following questions are address to your party's leader, Rasmus Paludan. I would greatly appreciate your help in getting a response either from Mr Paludan himself, or a spokesperson of your party.
> > What is your response to the violence which has ensued? Was that part of your intention with these rallies?Do you plan to continue with your rallies across Sweden? Will you continue to burn the Qur'an?Do you regret that police officers have been injured?Have the police asked you to stop or threatened you with arrest?
> > Many thanks,
> > Amy Cassidy"
