Tell HN: Sweden has its first arrest against a man for "insult against official"

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a year ago

On July 2, it became illegal to phrase insults against publicly employed staff such as police officers, teachers, medical personnel, etc.

A 60 year old man in Sweden was stopped and arrested for both a DUI and the insults he said in conjunction to the police stop. The penalty scale for "insult against official" can be fines or up to 5 months in prison depending on severity.

/r/sweden discussion with news link (in Swedish):

https://old.reddit.com/r/sweden/comments/1lqnxea/f%C3%B6rsta_gripande_f%C3%B6r_f%C3%B6rol%C3%A4mpning_mot_polisen/

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