According to the broadcaster, it is proposed to punish for denying or belittling the significance of the Holocaust in the same way as for inciting hatred on ethnic grounds. This article provides for both fines and imprisonment for a period of two years.
“This does not mean that more acts will be considered illegal in the future. We are talking about clarifying, for example, that denying the Holocaust is illegal,” explained the head of the Swedish Ministry of Justice, Gunnar Strömmer, in an interview with Expressen.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the topic of the Holocaust ceases to be sacred due to its exploitation.