Swedes, Malaysians divided over #SwedenLetThemGo

Syafique Shuib
Januari 23, 2014 08:03 MYT

The #SwedenLetThemGo conversation on Twitter heats up as Swedes add their thoughts to the issue. Journalist and social media consultant Joe Lee (@klubbkiddkl) debates the issue with several Twitter users from Sweden.

The hashtag was created as a way for Malaysians to unite and pressure the Swedish government to expedite the process of Azizul Raheem Awalludin & Shalwati Nurshal’s case.

However, the majority of Swedes think that abuse against children is wrong under the local laws. They also hope for Malaysians to respect that judicial system.

Below are the conversation between Joe Lee and Björn Höglund (@IamBjornH) who said that the children should be protected.

@klubbkiddkl I disagree. All kids should have the same protection. U should not be less protected from violence just because you r Malasyan.
— Björn Höglund (@IamBjornH) January 22, 2014

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@klubbkiddkl Not shameful prioritizing safety before religion. When safety in place they were transfered to a muslim environment.
— Björn Höglund (@IamBjornH) January 22, 2014

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@klubbkiddkl And you have no right to abuse children. Period.
— Björn Höglund (@IamBjornH) January 22, 2014

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Magnus Kolsjö (@MagnusKolsjo) thinks that Malaysia and Sweden have different definition on what is "right" but he also hoped for this case to be settled immediately.

@mazlindamakhzan @klubbkiddkl Hope it will get resolved soon. Both for the children and the rest of the family.
— Magnus Kolsjö (@MagnusKolsjo) January 22, 2014

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@klubbkiddkl @mazlindamakhzan Sweden & Malaysia are very different. I guess most Swedes would agree with our gvmt on this #SwedenLetThemGo
— Magnus Kolsjö (@MagnusKolsjo) January 22, 2014

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@klubbkiddkl @mazlindamakhzan Well… One of the problems are that Malaysians and Swedes have different conceptions of what is right.
— Magnus Kolsjö (@MagnusKolsjo) January 22, 2014

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Rikard (@galaxyhero) says Sweden has a good judicial system.

@Fondacey All you're doing is assuming they're innocent and you keep on asking questions. What if, what if... Enough. Go bug someone else.
— Rikard (@galaxyhero) January 23, 2014

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@Fondacey Also Sweden is a country with a very good justice system. Low number of errors. You're tainted by US miscarriages in justice.
— Rikard (@galaxyhero) January 23, 2014

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American E. Dacey-Fondelius (@Fondacey) questions the Swedish juridical system and if it was right to remove the children from their parents' care without further investigation.

@galaxyhero There was a question mark for a reason. Is an eyewitness report credible enough to take children from parents without court?
— E. Dacey-Fondelius (@Fondacey) January 22, 2014

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@MagnusKolsjo @klubbkiddkl @mazlindamakhzan Not sure as many agree that children should be removed from both parents without investigation.
— E. Dacey-Fondelius (@Fondacey) January 22, 2014

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@MagnusKolsjo @klubbkiddkl @mazlindamakhzan Not sure how it works to hold suspects without trial for how long & why not await trial @ home?
— E. Dacey-Fondelius (@Fondacey) January 22, 2014

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The issue has also garnered attention of the international press. Below is a report from bbc.co.uk under the 'News From Elsewhere' section:

The website of a radio station in Sweden 'Sveriges Radio' also published a story on #SwedenLetThemGo in the local language:

##SwedenLetThemGo #Azizul Raheem Awalludin #children #Malaysia #Shalwati Nurshal #Sweden #Wisma Putra