Swedish foreign minister quits, accused over Prophet cartoons

[Stockholm]

Lying to the Press and breaking the Swedish Constitution finally broke the camels back, but doesn´t fish rot from the head?

STOCKHOLM, March 21, 2006 (AFP)

Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds on Tuesday stepped down after months of fierce criticism of her handling of Asia's tsunami crisis and allegations of lying about her involvement in shutting down a website which had posted Prophet Mohammed cartoons.

The resignation comes months ahead of Sweden's general election in September which the ruling Social Democrats, of which she is a member, are not certain to win.

"I believe that the current situation is impossible for me. It is damaging the government, the party and the ministry of foreign affairs and that is why I have chosen to resign," she told a news conference.

Freivalds will be replaced by Vice Prime Minister Bo Ringholm, although Prime Minister Goeran Persson said this was just a temporary solution.

http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/NewsML____12744.aspx?newsid=1839

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http://www.ohchr.org/english/events/racism/poster-english.pdf