'Do I regret it? Not for a second': Swedish journalist goes on trial for helping refugees
Source: Guardian
'Do I regret it? Not for a second': Swedish journalist goes on trial for helping refugees
Fredrik Önnevall is in court this week facing charges of people smuggling after helping 15-year-old Abed travel to Sweden
David Crouch in Gothenburg
Wednesday 25 January 2017 05.46 EST Last modified on Wednesday 25 January 2017 06.22 EST
The suggestion sounded like an innocent joke, but it turned out to be deadly serious.
“Take me with you!” Abed asked Fredrik Önnevall.
It was the moment the journalist suddenly faced a dilemma: should he cease reporting on the refugee crisis for viewers back home and try solving a small part of it himself?
The camera captures the unscripted confusion (from 53 minutes in) that leaves Önnevall barely able to speak. “When you get such a direct question, what are you supposed to do?” he said. “All I can say is: I’ll give it a try.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/25/swedish-journalist-on-trial-people-smugglng-refugees-fredrik-onnevall
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