New protests in Parliament – speech interrupted for second day in a row

2023-04-18T14:56:05.455Z

Highlights: Riksdag had to come to a halt due to loud protests from the audience. "It is becoming a habit here that people take the floor in the Chamber for their own reasons," said Johan Forrsell before continuing his speech. On Monday, a protester had to be dragged out of the venue by guards after shouting "restore wetlands" and "ban peat mining". The persons were arrested by security guards for disturbing the ordinance and then promptly handed over to the police, says Carina Larsson.

For the second day, the Riksdag had to come to a halt due to loud protests from the audience. "It is becoming a habit here that people take the floor in the Chamber for their own reasons instead of respecting it," said Johan Forrsell before continuing his speech.