Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard has addressed the status of Swedish national Greta Thunberg and the 11 other activists illegally taken into Israeli custody.
In comments carried by Swedish media, Stenergard emphasised that Sweden’s government has long advised against travel to Gaza and the activists bear “clear personal responsibility”.
Meaning, it is not Sweden’s responsibility.
The government’s current assessment is that the activists are not in danger and there is no need for consular support, she added.
How they assessed this is not mentioned.
Activist Thunberg recorded a video before her capture.
“I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces … I ask all my friends, family, and comrades to put pressure on the Swedish government to release me and the others as soon as possible,” she said.
they didn’t fucking GO to Gaza. They were the subject of piracy in international waters
Israel literally kidnapped these people, including a sitting deputy of the EU, in international waters and they still won’t do anything.
This entire continent should be fucking wiped of the earth. I am deeply ashamed by so many around me, it’s making me sick
Hey, at least let me and a few other comrades evacuate
I had a bad day, plenty of comrades around to get together and be human