Richard Jomshof – Eye on Islamism

Swedish MP facing criminal charges for reposting satirical cartoons on X 'The right to use political satire is also an important part of freedom of speech,' Richard Jomshof said.

September 16, 2024 Christina Holmgren-Larson

(European Conservative) Sweden Democrat MP Richard Jomshof is stepping down from his chairmanship in the parliamentary justice committee after being notified that he is “reasonably suspected” of “incitement against an ethnic group.” Jomshof’s alleged crime? Retweeting two cartoons, created by an Indian […]

Opposition calls for Sweden Democrat to resign over Mohammed tweet

July 27, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Local) Sweden’s opposition has called for the chair of the parliament’s foreign policy committee to resign after he called the Prophet Mohammed a “warlord, mass-murderer, slave trader and bandit” in a tweet. Richard Jomshof, whose strong views on Islam made him a […]

Limited political support in Sweden to ban Koran burnings

July 21, 2023 Johan Ahlander

(Reuters) There is limited political will in Sweden to ban Koran burnings that have upset large parts of the Muslim world and it would be complicated to do even if there were backing for such a move, experts and politicians said on […]

Sweden Democrats leader says ‘fundamentalist Muslims’ cannot be Swedes

May 6, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Local) Speaking in an interview, Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson said he does not believe that you can be a “fully practicing Muslim” and at the same time a fully integrated Swede. Speaking to Göteborgs-Posten (GP) the Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson […]

Swedish legislator aims to pass bill banning headscarves in police force Richard Jomshof and his far-right Sweden Democrats party have been pressing for ban, which could apply to all public employees in future

December 13, 2022 Alexandra Enberg

(Anadolu) A prominent politician in Sweden is pushing for the passage of a bill that would ban headscarves in the Swedish police force. The proposed law may also be extended to all public employees, Richard Jomshof, the chairman of parliament’s Justice Committee, […]

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