Swedish MP Asks Foreign Minister What Measures Will Be Taken to Ensure that the Chinese Consulate Respects Sweden's Basic Laws
(Clearwisdom.net) Swedish MP Cecilia Nilsson Wigstr m asked the acting Foreign Minister Jan
O. Karlsson about the observance of Sweden's basic laws by foreign embassies and consulates. Not long ago, the Falun Gong Association was challenged by the Chinese consulate
in Gothenburg. The Falun Gong Association consequently reported this to the police, because they
thought that the Chinese consulate did something beyond its authority. Falun Gong practitioners
broadcast a program at a local radio station weekly, but Chinese consulate staff contacted the Chief
of the radio station and the Vice-Chairperson of the Physical Education and the Association of
Management Departments, attempting to stop the program from being broadcast and to discontinue
financial support for local radio stations. Foreign diplomats, of course, are able to actively
participate in our social activities, but they must respect Sweden's basic laws. What measures would the Minister be prepared to take in order to ensure that the
Chinese consulate respects our basic laws, which guarantee freedom of speech? Originally in Swedish at http://www.riksdagen.se/debatt/fragor/fraga.asp?rm=0304&nr=16 Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200310/15440.html
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