Photo: Johan Nilsson/TTPolice are investigating after a Left Party politician said he was attacked and raped because of his political beliefs. Patrik Liljeglöd, group leader of the Left Party in Falun in central Sweden, told his story at a council meeting and in a public post on social media on Thursday evening. READ ALSO: How is Sweden tackling threats against politicians and journalists? "Journalists, artists and elected representatives work on the basis of those freedoms and opportunities that free speech offers. So when they are threatened, free speech is also threatened," she said at the time.

Source: The Local September 15, 2017 05:48 UTC