The murder of Swedish police officer Christian Zedig quickly became a symbol of the growing insecurity in Europe. But when the Sweden Democrats sought to bring the issue before the European Parliament, they were met with opposition from Sweden’s Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Green Party.
On Monday, the Sweden Democrats requested a debate in the European Parliament on the murder of Swedish police officer Christian Zedig. It has now emerged that the Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Green Party all tried to prevent the debate from taking place. Member of the European Parliament Charlie Weimers (SD) described their actions as “pathetic” and “completely incomprehensible.”
Christian Zedig (32) was in Copenhagen with a group of friends to watch the World Championship match between Sweden and France. But he never lived to see the final result. When Zedig tried to calm down a fight, he was attacked and beaten to death by an African gang.
The Swedish police officer and father of two, Christian Zedig, was beaten to death in Copenhagen. His family has approved the publication of family photographs. Photo: Screenshot/Facebook/Christian Zedig
The murder is one in a long series of killings, rapes, and assaults in which Europeans have fallen victim to criminal migrants. To draw attention to this development, the Sweden Democrats requested on Monday that the European Parliament hold a debate on the matter.
Red-Greens tried to stop debate about violence
Charlie Weimers (SD), a Swedish Member of the European Parliament, has now revealed that the Swedish Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Green Party opposed the debate and therefore voted against the Sweden Democrats’ request.
Weimers has become known as a strong Sweden Democrat voice advocating stricter immigration policies, remigration, and tougher measures against criminal and illegal migrants. He has commented on Zedig’s murder in several social media posts, and on Monday afternoon he published the following statement on his Facebook page:
“Pathetic that the Social Democrats voted against a debate on the murder of Christian Zedig. It is completely incomprehensible that the Swedish Social Democrats chose to vote no. When a Swedish citizen has been murdered and the issue concerns the growing insecurity in Europe, it should be self-evident that the European Parliament debates the matter.”
Holy wrath after the murder
Weimers also wrote that he feels a “holy anger” over the murder of the Swedish father of two and that it is the EU’s “damn duty to respond.”
“When we fail to deport foreign violent offenders, there are real consequences,” Weimers wrote.
A majority of Parliament nevertheless approved the Sweden Democrats’ request, and at 7:45 p.m. on Monday evening the debate began under the title “Parliament statement on recent violent and fatal attacks in Italy and Denmark and their implications for public security in Europe”.
– [Christian Zedig] was killed because he took responsibility. That same week, an innocent man in Milan was stabbed 20 times by a Gambian immigrant. Two attacks in two countries, but the same question we can no longer ignore. When these things happen again and again, we must dare to talk about them, Weimers said during the debate.
– This is real
Charlie Weimers also launched a sharp attack on the Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Green Party, criticizing them for trying to block the debate.
– You voted against allowing the European Parliament even to hold a debate about these attacks and what they mean for security in Europe. You on the left don’t even want to discuss it, and you were also unwilling to support the Return Regulation—a law that will make it easier to send home foreign violent offenders who commit serious crimes here in Europe.
– You say no to talking about the problems. You say no to doing anything about them. And this is not a political game. This is real.
The murder of Christian Zedig quickly received widespread attention in social media and alternative media outlets. Established media, however, largely avoided reporting on the fatal assault for several days. When Weimers wrote about the murder on social media, he was contacted by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, which questioned how he had obtained the information. Weimers recorded the interview and later published the recording.