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Sunday, January 02, 2011
Playing Hockey With
Mohammed<http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2011/01/playing-hockey-with-mohammed.html>
Our Swedish correspondent Freedom Fighter sends his translation of an
article from
*Aftonbladet*<http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/allsvenskan/article8357058.ab>
about
a hockey referee who has been suspended for — gasp! — posting a Motoon on
his Facebook page.
The translator includes this note: “Yet again, politically correct stupidity
is punishing people for legal freedom of expression.”
*Hockey referee suspended by the Swedish Hockey Association over cartoon of
the Prophet Mohammed on his Facebook page*
A Swedish Premier Division hockey referee published a caricature of the
Prophet Mohammed on Facebook.
Now he has been suspended and, according to sources, SÄPO [the security
police] were contacted.
“We had a meeting with this person and we agree that he should take a time
out,” said Swedish Hockey Association’s security chief Peter Anderson.
It was just before Christmas when Swedish Hockey Association Awards and
Safety Manager Peter Anderson called in the premier hockey referee for a
personal meeting. Sport manager Mikael Lundström was also at the meeting
held in the Association’s office at the Globe.
According to *Sportbladet* the referee was confronted with information that
he published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed on his Facebook page. The
Security manager also had a transcript of the page
“The referee admitted that he posted the picture and referred to the right
to freedom of expression,” said a source.
Association Managers pressed the referee on the question of whether he was a
racist — which he strongly denied.
*“Had a meeting”*
Sport chief Mikael Lundström confirm that the meeting took place but
referred all questions to the head of security.
Peter Anderson would not comment, but later gave a brief comment.
“We had a meeting with a person who is a district referee. During the
meeting, we agreed he should take time out the rest of the season. For
reasons which I definitely do not want to go into,” says Peter Anderson.
*But how do you assess the security risks?*
“I would not comment on anything in that particular case.
*Are you working with SÄPO?*
“I have no other comments.
*Why not?*
“I want to ask you a question: where did you get the information from?
No one at the area or regional level will comment on the case, which is
considered very sensitive.
*Contact with SÄPO*
According to *Sportbladet*, the Hockey Association has had contact with the
Security Police concerning the potential threat that publishing the cartoon
can bring.
Last night the Security Service would neither confirm nor deny reports that
they were involved in the case.
The referee could not be reached for a comment.
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