SWEDISH police have been criticised for allowing the neonazi Nordic Resistance Movement to hold meetings and rallies at the country’s largest political event, which ended today.
The openly fascist group took part in Almedalen Week, an annual event on the Swedish island of Gotland with more than 4,000 events attended by 40,000 people.
Public gatherings and demonstrations require a permit approved by the police and the decision to allow the group to participate has been widely condemned.
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