Imam says, "All converts must die." But it's not hate speech.

ShooterMcGavin · Oct 21, 2011

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It was not hate speech when Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Radio (SR) featured a programme in which a Somali imam called for all converts from Islam to be killed, the Swedish Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern, JK) has ruled.

Converts must die: imam to Swedish radio (15 Sep 11)

The motivation for the decision not to open up an investigation into the matter was that the presenter protested against what the imam said immediately following the controversial statement.

The decision said that ”the programme features opinions that could be taken as a threat aginst those who have converted from Islam”.

However, due to the responses from the presenter, the Chancellor has decided not to investigate the matter further.

The programme in question was a panel discussion and was broadcast live by SR International's Somali service.

The initial police report was filed by Erik Johansson, at the Swedish Evangelical Mission (Evangeliska Fosterlands-Stiftelsen - EFS), after friends told him of the imam's words underlining every Muslim's responsibility to kill anyone who leaves Islam.

"I received a call from my Somali friends who had heard the programme. I don't speak the language myself and when they explained to me, I concluded that this wasn't a message which should be on an SR channel," Erik Johansson told The Local at the time.

Johansson also contacted Sveriges Radio in order to register his dismay that the item was left available on their website for more than two weeks. Soon after his telephone call the programme was removed from the website.

In a comment to the Christian newspaper Dagen following the report, SR International head Ingemar Löfgren said that he decided to pull the transcript from SR's website pending receipt of an official translation, pointing out that he is responsible for several channels broadcast in languages which he does not speak.

"If an imam calls for other Muslims to kill converts, then we have a journalistic responsibility... If he didn't get any follow-up questions then we have failed in our journalistic responsibility," he said.

Erik Johansson told The Local that the journalist had reminded the imam that they were in Sweden, to which the imam had replied that the same rules apply here.

Had the presenter not reacted as he did to the imam's statements, JK might have investigated the matter further.

”It's hard to say if we would or not. The statement was based on personal faith and the ceiling is pretty high when it comes to that kind of statement,” said Marcus Agnvall, of the the Chancellor's office to newspaper Dagen,

After the Chancellor's decision was made public, Johansson told the paper that SR has worked hard at balancing the controversial programme after the incident and that this is a direct result of being reported for hate speech.
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"All converts from Islam must be killed. What? No, that's just my religion. I'm very tolerant."

lajikal · Oct 21, 2011

Stop talking bad about them. A young bulky muslim just gave me a thumbs up the other day as he drove by.

ShooterMcGavin · Oct 21, 2011

lajikal said: ↑

Stop talking bad about them. A young bulky muslim just gave me a thumbs up the other day as he drove by.
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So dead

mascan42 · Oct 21, 2011

Erik Johansson told The Local that the journalist had reminded the imam that they were in Sweden, to which the imam had replied that the same rules apply here.

Had the presenter not reacted as he did to the imam's statements, JK might have investigated the matter further.
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Imam: Kill all infidels!
Host: Hey, it's not appropriate to say that!
Court: Well, that told him!

Party Rooster · Oct 21, 2011

Sinn Fein · Oct 21, 2011

It's only hate speech of the speaker is both of the following:

a) Caucasian

b) non-Muslim.

These strict guidelines must be followed. You guys should understand this by now.

Hate & Discontent · Oct 21, 2011

Sinn Fein said: ↑

It's only hate speech of the speaker is both of the following:

a) Caucasian

b) non-Muslim.

These strict guidelines must be followed. You guys should understand this by now.
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You forgot c) male, at least if the "offending" speech is aimed at a woman.

Sinn Fein · Oct 21, 2011

WoodenPlank said: ↑

You forgot c) male, at least if the "offending" speech is aimed at a woman.
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Imam says, "All converts must die." But it's not hate speech.

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