Iraqi Immigrant Leaves Sweden After 20 Years Because of Violent Crime
18th October 2024
An immigrant restaurant owner who fled Iraq 20 years ago has left Sweden and returned to his home country because of the violent crime he faced in his Stockholm suburb.
I moved to Sweden because it was a safe country. Now I’m moving from Sweden because it’s not safe anymore.
The man, speaking under the alias ‘Amin,’ said in an interview with Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter that he was the object of threats and violent attacks by criminal gangs and was forced to pay them to avoid harassment.