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Rabat- The video of a Swedish security guard using excessive violence against a nine-year-old Moroccan boy at the train station in Malmö, Sweden, for getting on the train without a ticket, has gained international attention.
Most who watched the video were appalled at the horrific scene of the Swedish guard slamming the boy’s head against the stone floor while the boy struggled to recite the Shahadah (declaration of faith).
To protest the brutal and excessive force with which a kid was treated, Mohamed Khamouna, from the University of Nebraska, has written an open letter to the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.
Following is a copy of the open letter,
Dear Mr. Prime Minister Stefan Lofven:
Season’s Greetings!! It is my great pleasure to introduce myself, Mo “Mohamed” Khamouna, from the University of Nebraska.
I am writing because of the outrage I felt when I watched the sickening news on television and online video {below} of a Swedish security guard violently tackling a 9-year old Moroccan boy. Is it really necessary to inflict such brutal force on a small kid, whose crime is not having a bus or train ticket? The behavior of the guard is nothing short of barbaric, I am sorry to say! Nobody should tolerate this uncivilized behavior, especially when our Moroccan citizens are the victims!!
As a Moroccan-American, I am absolutely outraged. Growing up in my beloved Morocco, we always looked upon Sweden with admiration. As our Prime Minister, Mr. Abdelilah Benkirane, stressed when reacting to the aforementioned video, “… a country like Sweden, well-respected and loved by Moroccans, as they consider it a model to follow in human rights and democracy.”
Mr. Prime Minister Löfven, can you imagine a Swedish boy or girl being treated the same way in New York, Paris, or Casablanca for not having a bus ticket? Wouldn’t Swedish people be outraged about such a brutal punishment for a trivial crime? I had the pleasure of visiting your beautiful, peaceful country and civilized people, but this video changed everything I believed about Sweden. Alas! I hope justice will be done in this matter! Sir, this security guard misrepresents what Sweden stands for, especially the rights of small children.
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Thank you very much, Mr. Prime Minister, for taking time to read this message!
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