"It is irresponsible of Richthoff to share films that he himself has not watched or understood.
He repeatedly shows lousy judgment in social media ", says SD's group leader Henrik Vinge in a written comment to TT.
It was on March 20 that Roger Richthoff, a member of the Riksdag's defense committee and until November last year, the Sweden Democrats' defense policy spokesman, shared a video on Facebook.
The video contains Russian misinformation about Ukrainian biological weapons, anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and claims that Russia "liberates the Ukrainian people after eight years of genocide and ethnic cleansing".
"Although some are dubiously credible, it is a fact that both the President of Ukraine and the United States, denied all allegations of bio-labs in Ukraine.
Now that bubble has burst ", Richthoff writes in connection with the division.
To Expo, he says that the purpose of sharing the film was to "tell that there is misinformation going on from both sides".
That explanation is not enough for SD, which according to Henrik Vinge chooses to poke Richthoff from the party's parliamentary list before the election this autumn.
"It's sad to see a knowledgeable and experienced person embarrassed in this way.
He will not have renewed confidence but will have to leave the Riksdag in connection with the election ”.