Uppdrag_granskning
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Prosecutor seeks docs in TeliaSonera bribes case
Business & Money: 7 Jun 13
Prosecutors are seeking to force Sveriges Television to hand over documents believed to bear the handwriting of the Uzbek dictator's daughter Gulnara Karimova in connection with an ongoing bribery probe.
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Sweden sells toxic Baltic salmon to EU: report
Business & Money: 8 May 13
Sweden is exporting hundreds of tonnes of potentially dangerous Baltic Sea salmon to EU neighbours, a new report has revealed.
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Doc charged for botched Swedish breast op
Science & Technology: 14 Apr 13
A Polish doctor and two nurses have been charged in connection with a breast augmentation operation in 2010 which left a Swedish woman in a coma and suffering from serious brain damage.
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TeliaSonera CEO widens misconduct probe
Business & Money: 4 Apr 13
TeliaSonera's new CEO Marie Ehrling has ordered a thorough review of the state-owned telecom firm's dealings in all markets abroad, as a new board was elected after a year under tough scrutiny over bribery allegations in Uzbekistan.
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Expert faces threats for 'apartheid bus' comment
National: 3 Apr 13
A Swedish multiculturalism expert received death threats for comments made to The Local about racism in Sweden, but Mikael Hjerm says his quotes were taken out of context by anti-immigration websites.
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Don't forget about the 'good' internet hatred
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Feb 13
As Sweden continues to discuss internet hatred, Paulina Neuding, editor of centre-right Swedish magazine Neo, argues that the left openly subjects opinion-makers who disagree with them to similarly hateful comments.
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Murder threats push women to self-censor
National: 7 Feb 13
Threats of extreme violence, murder, and rape plague the lives of many women who work in the spotlight in Sweden, but police often fail to act on the threats in part because they are delivered via emails or posts in online discussion threads.
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TeliaSonera CEO quits amid bribery scandal
National: 1 Feb 13
TeliaSonera CEO Lars Nyberg announced on Friday he was stepping down from the Nordic telecom firm, which remains under fire over allegations of bribery stemming from its business dealings in Uzbekistan.
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TeliaSonera probe finds 'no evidence' of bribery
Business & Money: 1 Feb 13
A law firm hired by TeliaSonera to investigate bribery allegations stemming from the Nordic telecom firm's business deals in Uzbekistan has found there is no evidence to support the claims.
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Swedish forestry firms in migrant labour scandal
National: 23 Jan 13
Swedish forestry companies have come under fire over accusations they use migrant workers from Africa to plant trees for low pay, with many ending up broke and stranded in Sweden.
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Report prompts child poverty debate in Sweden
Society: 18 Jan 13
The Swedish children’s rights organization Bris has abandoned its use of the term “child poverty” after an investigative news report sparked a heated debate about the topic.
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TeliaSonera rebuffs minister's 'time-out' call
Business & Money: 9 Jan 13
TeliaSonera will not order senior managers accused of corruption stemming from the Nordic telecom giant's dealings in Uzbekistan to take time off, despite calls by a Swedish minister who called recent revelations "very serious".
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Two TeliaSonera bosses suspected of bribery
Business & Money: 12 Dec 12
Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera confirmed on Wednesday that two senior staff members are under criminal investigation for bribery following September’s revelations of the details surrounding its licensing deal in Uzbekistan.
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Ikea admits using East German prison labour
National: 16 Nov 12
Ikea apologized on Friday after a report confirmed that East German political prisoners were used in the Swedish furniture giant's factories in the 1970s and 1980s.
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TeliaSonera hit with new Uzbek revelations
Politics: 5 Nov 12
Nordic telecom firm TeliaSonera has been hit with new revelations about another business deal with Uzbekistan, which came after a request from the daughter of the country’s president who “needed more money”.
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TeliaSonera to cut 2,000 jobs as earnings fall
Business & Money: 17 Oct 12
TeliaSonera will shed 2,000 workers as part of a 2 billion kronor ($300 million) savings package, the Swedish-Finnish telecoms giant announced on Wednesday along with its third quarter results.
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Assets of Telia's Uzbek partner frozen in Sweden
Science & Technology: 15 Oct 12
A Stockholm court on Monday ordered more than $30 million held in a Swedish bank by an Uzbek company with ties to Swedish-Finnish telecoms giant TeliaSonera be frozen as part of an ongoing money-laundering probe.
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TeliaSonera CEO 'forced' to leave post early: report
Business & Money: 10 Oct 12
TeliaSonera CEO Lars Nyberg will be leaving his post early in the wake of bribery scandals and the Nordic telecom firm's dealings with dictators. A search for his replacement is already underway.
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TeliaSonera Uzbek deal prompts bribery probe
Business & Money: 26 Sep 12
Swedish prosecutors have launched a corruption investigation into the circumstamces surrounding how telecom operator TeliaSonera acquired licences in Uzbekistan, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Jailed Swedes subjected to fake executions
Society: 13 Sep 12
Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson, until recently jailed in Ethiopia on terror charges, were subjected to fake executions in an effort get them to admit their guilt, according to a Swedish media report.
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'I was forced to eat manure': ex-student
National: 23 May 12
Former students of prestigious Swedish boarding school Lundsberg have shared tales of "Lord of the Flies" bullying including forced oral sex and eating manure amid a battle over the school's refusal to acknowledge certain claims.
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Mosques' advice: 'don't report abusive husbands'
Society: 16 May 12
Six out of ten mosques in Sweden gave women advice about how to deal with spousal abuse and polygamy that contradicted Swedish law, a new investigation has revealed.
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Ikea rejects East German prison labour claims
National: 28 Apr 12
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has rejected claims in a new Swedish television documentary that there is evidence that East German political prisoners were used in its factories in the 1970s and 1980s.
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TeliaSonera 'profits by helping dictators spy'
Science & Technology: 18 Apr 12
TeliaSonera, the successor to Sweden's state telecom monopoly, has given state security services access to systems it operates in the former Soviet Union in order to secure lucrative contracts there, according to Swedish media reports.
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Breivik planned secret base on Swedish farm
National: 4 Apr 12
Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Breivik planned to hire a Swedish country house in what police believe was to be a base for running his terrorist operations in Oslo and Utøya.
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'She didn't take abuse claims seriously': sister
National: 4 Nov 11
In a case that has caused huge reactions across Sweden, the woman who reported her sister and sister's husband to social services for allegedly sexually abusing their daughters has told her version of events.
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Family torn apart after false sex abuse claims
National: 2 Nov 11
One call to social services was enough to land a Swedish couple behind bars and have their kids taken away for more than two months after an innocent situation was misinterpreted as sexual abuse.
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Deportees: CIA behind torture interrogations
National: 5 Oct 11
Two Egyptians who were forcibly deported to Egypt from Sweden by CIA agents in 2001 have blamed the US spy agency for the torture they received in their home country.
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Nursing home hushed sex abuse claims
Society: 12 May 11
A man in his eighties faced court on Wednesday charged with abusing another patient at a northern Sweden nursing home, which has in turn been accused of having delayed reporting the matter to the police.
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Prostitution sting nets hundreds of suspects
Society: 24 Mar 11
Police have identified more than 400 men suspected of paying for sex in Sweden’s biggest ever prostitution sting after a 40-year-old man was convicted of acting as a pimp for five women, including his wife.
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Ikea founder admits to secret foundation
Business & Money: 26 Jan 11
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, considered one of the wealthiest people in the world, has acknowledged the existence of a secret foundation worth 100 billion kronor ($15.34 billion).
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Housing chief denies taking any bribes
National: 18 Jan 11
The first indictment in the bribery scandal that rocked Gothenburg last year was submitted on Tuesday by the regional prosecutor.
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Botched Swedish breast job patient's file faked
Science & Technology: 26 Nov 10
The medical file of a woman from southern Sweden who remains in a coma three months after a botched breast augmentation procedure in Poland was changed after the surgery, media reports revealed on Friday.
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Swedish woman in coma after botched breast op
Society: 17 Nov 10
A Swedish woman who underwent breast enlargement surgery in Poland after booking with a medical tourism company remains in a coma three months after the operation.
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Swedish King to face book's love affair claims
National: 3 Nov 10
Sweden is bracing for the release on Thursday of a controversial book detailing the private life of King Carl XVI Gustaf, including an alleged affair with a member of the band Army of Lovers.
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'Dodgy' flat rental dogs Moderates' Arkelsten
National: 29 Oct 10
The Moderates' party secretary, Sofia Arkelsten, was fending off new criticism on Friday after it was revealed she secured a first-hand rental contract from Stockholm’s “king” of black market flat rentals.
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Swedish charity pays millions to telemarketer
Society: 27 Oct 10
A national association dealing with child custody issues paid over 80 percent in overhead costs totalling nearly 34 million kronor ($5 million) to a telemarketing company from the donations it received from two campaigns last year.
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Pastor disciplined over village rape case
National: 11 Jun 10
The Church of Sweden pastor who welcomed a 15-year-old convicted rapist to the end of term celebrations in a high profile incident in Bjästa in northern Sweden, has been issued with a written warning by the diocese of Harnösand.
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Auditors critical after Gothenburg review
Politics: 10 May 10
An independent report commissioned by the municipality of Gothenburg to audit the accounts of the city's sports and clubs division amid allegations of bribery, has stated that the material submitted is incomplete.
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Gothenburg opens probe into bribery claims
Politics: 4 May 10
Gothenburg municipality is set to appoint a special review team to conduct a full examination of the entire public administration in the wake of a bribery scandal that has rocked the western Swedish city.
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Bribery scandal rocks Gothenburg
National: 30 Apr 10
Sweden's anti-corruption unit has opened an investigation into allegations of aggravated bribery against several officials in Gothenburg after revelations concerning a construction magnate.
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Threats rain down on Bjästa school
National: 10 Apr 10
Staff at Bjästa School in northern Sweden have received some 400 threats via email following television revelations about a 14-year-old girl who was bullied and left isolated after being raped at the school.
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Boy convicted of rape reports TV show
National: 6 Apr 10
A 15-year-old boy convicted of two rapes in the village of Bjästa has reported SVT's investigative programme Uppdrag Granskning to the broadcasting watchdog, claiming the show had made it too easy to identify him.
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Boy taken into care after village rape case
National: 31 Mar 10
The boy convicted of raping two girls in a high profile case in Bjästa near Örnsköldsvik in northern Sweden will be taken into municipal care on his release from youth custody.
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Reinfeldt weighs in on village rape case
National: 28 Mar 10
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has added his voice to the outcry over the treatment of a 14-year-old girl shunned by her village community after being raped in a school toilet.
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Wave of outrage hits Swedish community
National: 27 Mar 10
Public outrage continues to build against a small community in northern Sweden after revelations that a 14-year-old girl was raped and then driven out of town amid an internet smear campaign.
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Girl raped and rejected by Swedish community
National: 26 Mar 10
A storm of outrage has met revelations that a 14-year-old girl from a small Swedish community was raped at her school only to be rejected by her friends and adult society when she reported the attack.
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Russian nuclear waste dumped off Sweden
National: 4 Feb 10
The Russian military is suspected of having dumped chemical weapons and radioactive waste off the Swedish island of Gotland in the beginning of the 1990s.
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'Stop discrimination of foreign doctoral candidates'
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Jan 10
Sweden needs to do more to ensure foreign doctoral candidates are offered equal working conditions by the country's colleges and universities, argue students' rights advocates Martin Dackling and Lars Abrahamsson.
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'Sweden treats foreign researchers unfairly'
Education: 14 Dec 09
Sweden isn’t doing enough to ensure equal working conditions for foreign researchers pursuing doctoral studies at Swedish universities, students and teachers rights groups claim.
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Shock therapy on the rise in Sweden: report
Society: 18 Nov 09
Swedish hospitals are increasingly turning to electroshock therapy to treat depression, but have failed to adequately warn patients about the risk for memory loss associated with the treatment, a new investigation reveals.
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Vatican 'knew of bishop's Holocaust denials'
National: 23 Sep 09
The Vatican was aware of statements by a rebel bishop in which he questioned the existence of the Nazi gas chambers before it decided to lift the bishop's excommunication, according to a Stockholm bishop.
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Guilty verdicts in ICA meat cheat scandal
Business & Money: 10 Jun 09
Two employees from an ICA Maxi grocery store in Nacka outside of Stockholm have been convicted for repackaging out-of-date meat and putting it back on store shelves.
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Police officer drunk in charge of firearms unit
National: 21 May 09
The commanding officer of a police firearms unit in Luleå in northern Sweden was drunk when his colleagues opened fire with an automatic weapon hitting cars and houses last year, it has emerged.
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Swedish teen pregnant after implant mix-up
Science & Technology: 15 Apr 09
A young Swedish couple found to their amazement that they were expecting a baby - despite the fact that the girl had a contraceptive implant. The implant turned out to be a dummy.
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SVT denies Vatican conspiracy rumours
Society: 4 Feb 09
The journalist for Sveriges Television (SVT) who conducted an interview with conservative Catholic bishop Richard Williamson in which he denied the Holocaust, has denied allegations that SVT was involved in a plot to damage Pope Benedict XVI.
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Conservative group apologizes to Pope over Holocaust remarks
Society: 28 Jan 09
Remarks questioning the facts of the Holocaust made by a member of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and broadcast on Swedish television have prompted the group to apologize to the Pope.
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Church furor over 'racist' religious group
Society: 22 Jan 09
The Church of Sweden on Thursday cited lax oversight as the reason why a conservative religious group aiming to convert Sweden to Catholicism and with leaders who deny the Holocaust was given permission to hold meetings in Swedish churches.
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Criminal charges for ICA meat labelling scandal
National: 7 Oct 08
Public prosecutor Solveig Sörlien will file formal charges against an ICA grocery store in the Stockholm suburb of Nacka for relabeling outdated packages of mince meat and putting them back on store shelves.
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Author's secret will: 'Give my money to Communists'
Society: 29 May 08
Journalist and author Stieg Larsson left behind a signed will after all.
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Ericsson in child labour scandal
National: 14 May 08
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson has promised swift action after revelations of dangerous working conditions and child labour at factories operated by its suppliers in Bangladesh.
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Commander tried to suppress film of naked shooting
National: 12 May 08
The highest officer in a Swedish amphibious military unit is accused of trying to cover up an incident in which new conscripts fired shoulder mounted artillery cannons while in the nude.
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Sweden recalls torture case officer from Chad
National: 11 Apr 08
The high-ranking Swedish officer who was criticized for not acting to stop French soldiers from torturing a Congolese man has been recalled from his current assignment in Chad.
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Torture case officer heading Chad force
National: 11 Apr 08
The high-ranking Swedish officer who was criticized for not acting to stop French soldiers from torturing a Congolese man is now leading the Swedish force in Chad.
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Swedish soldiers accuse French of 'torture'
National: 3 Apr 08
Swedish public television has aired a documentary accusing French soldiers of torturing a militia member in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Civil servant showed up drunk to deportations
National: 20 Mar 08
An employee from Sweden’s Prison and Probation Service showed up to deportation proceedings under the influence of alcohol on several occasions.
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ICA merchants could face multi-million kronor fines
Business & Money: 14 Feb 08
Prosecutors are calling for ICA supermarket owners to be fined following a food hygiene scandal late last year.
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ICA beats meat retreat
National: 7 Dec 07
ICA has begun taking steps to undo some of the damage caused by a recent repackaging scandal.
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Criminal investigation over ICA meat cheats
National: 6 Dec 07
Prosecutors have started a criminal investigation following revelations that supermarkets repackaged out-of-date meat and put it back on the shelves.
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Councils report ICA meat cheats
National: 6 Dec 07
Four local councils have announced plans to report supermarket chain ICA to the police.
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Damages claim after slave wages allegation
Society: 26 Oct 07
Unions are planning to claim damages from three hamburger chains after reports that they used workers on slave-like contracts. Police are also taking action over claims that one cleaning contractor dodged taxes.
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'Louise' writes letter of thanks 'to all who care'
National: 13 Apr 07
'Louise' - the girl who was the subject of a television documentary after being badly abused by her father over a long period - has written an open letter of thanks to everybody who cares about her. She also wondered why the council failed to act.
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Council 'sorry' for making girl live with abusive father
Society: 11 Apr 07
Social service officials in a town in southern Sweden have apologized to a girl who was forced to have sex with her father hundreds of times over a five year period.
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Naked soldiers film condemned
National: 31 May 06
A film showing naked Swedish soldiers firing practice ammunition has been slammed by defence minister Leni Björklund. This has no place in the Swedish military, she said.
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TV documentary presents new Estonia ferry theory
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Open up mental health system to avert crisis
Science & Technology: 11 Nov 04
In the week that the Supreme Court reviews the sentence on Anna Lindh's killer, Lysanne Sizoo points out where the Swedish mental health system is breaking down - and offers a creative solution.
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SVT report prompts appeals in incest cases
National: 11 Nov 04
After a TV programme alleges the unorthodox use of jugs of water by a children's home therapist, the Supreme Court grants ten men convicted of incest leave to appeal. Justice at last, or the wrong message to send to girls suffering similar abuse?
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Ohly?s communist admission causes Left Party rumpus
Politics: 6 Oct 04
He blocked an apology to victims of Stalin's camps, and still proudly calls himself a commmunist. So is Lars Ohly fit to lead the Left Party?
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