Swedish police forcefully evict refugees from camp
Police in Sweden have attacked pro-refugee activists at a rally in the country’s south and closed a camp for asylum seekers, forcefully evicting its inhabitants.
On Tuesday, dozens of armed police officers started the forceful removal of over 100 pro-refugee activists holding a demonstration in the southern city of Malmo. They then evicted hundreds of refugees from the camp.
The asylum seekers at the camp told local media that police used violence against the activists protecting them.
At least two people have been injured, including a policeman and an activist. Another activist was arrested during the scuffles.
The camp where the incident happened was occupied by over 200 people for several months. Authorities from the Malmo City Council Environment Committee ruled last week that the site posed a health risk to both the inhabitants and neighboring residents, and demanded that people leave it by 4 p.m. local time on Sunday or face eviction.
When police failed to show up over the weekend, the refugees decided to stay on beyond the deadline and by Monday, they were joined by dozens of supporters.
The eviction of refugees from their camps has stirred up controversy across Sweden, forcing the government to investigate the Scandinavian country’s eviction laws.
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