Swedish Left Party MP apologises for 'accidental' support message to terrorist
Left Party MP Ilona Szatmári Waldau has apologised for sending a letter of support to a Palestinian terrorist jailed in Israel, saying the letter was part of a letter-writing campaign by Swedish MPs and that those who had committed terror crimes should have been excluded.
Swedish Left Party MP Ilona Szatmári Waldau has issued an apology for her inadvertent support message directed towards a Palestinian terrorist held in an Israeli jail. She clarified that the letter was a part of a letter-writing campaign by Swedish MPs, adding that she believes those who have committed terror crimes ought to have been excluded from the campaign.
In a Facebook post, Ilona explained, "In December I wrote a letter to a Palestinian prisoner as part of a campaign where several MPs wrote letters of support to Palestinian prisoners... None of the prisoners were supposed to have carried out violence against civilians or have human lives on their conscience." She further expressed her regret over the flawed fact-checking and stated that her stance is against terrorism and violence against civilians.
Ilona subsequently removed the post in question. Nooshi Dadgostar, the leader of the Left Party, backed Ilona's decision. She emphasized that her intention was to advocate for a fair trial in accordance with the Geneva Convention. Nooshi expressed her comfort with Ilona's values.
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