SWEDEN SURRENDERS: Security Guards Investigated for Assaulting Muslim Boy
UPDATE: THE SECURITY GUARDS WHO DETAINED THE MUSLIM BOY ARE UNDER POLICE INVESTIGATION AND ARE LIKELY TO BE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
In the video, published by local newspaper Sydsvenskan, a guard is seen pushing the boy onto the ground, sitting on him and holding his hands over his mouth. The boy can be heard reciting the Islamic prayer the Shahada (‘There is only one God, and Muhammad is his Prophet’).
“It didn’t seem like the boy was doing anything. But the guard just threw him to the floor. He [the guard] looked like he weighed 90 kilos, but he just sat on him and hit his head against the ground,” a witness told Sydsvenskan on Monday.
The guard, employed by security company Svensk Bevakningstjänst, had detained the boy and his 12-year-old friend after they were thrown off a train for travelling without a ticket.
On Tuesday, police said that they were investigating the two guards following twelve complaints about the guards.
“They are suspected of assault and will be questioned on that matter,” Linda Pleym, a spokesperson for Skåne police told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.