Valley Ghanem is being investigated by Säpo for threats against Education Minister Simona Mohamsson

Valley Ghanem from Malmö has written articles on the Palestine issue, Islamophobia and Muslim rights in various newspapers, among other things.

In mid-August, L leader and education minister Simona Mohamsson wore a Star of David around her neck during a party leader debate in Expressen. In connection with that, Valley Ghanem, who is himself a Palestinian from Gaza, wrote a post on Instagram:

"I don't think I can feel more loathing than for this type of person: weak in body, evil in will, pitiful in his treachery; a self-hating creature who has turned his hatred against his own. Tfoo! It's not enough to appoint her Arch-husblatte. It must also be possible to abolish Palestinianism after this."

In a comment, which was later removed, she also wrote "May she be burned".

Investigated by Säpo

Last week it became known that Säpo was investigating threats against Mohamsson. The police in the southern region now confirm to SVT Nyheter Skåne that they have received a report against Valley Ghanem where Simona Mohamsson is the plaintiff.

The fact that the case went on to Säpo is because Simona Mohamsson is a minister.

- We took over the case because it has a bearing on our business. We are tasked with protecting the central state leadership, says Garbriel Wernstedt, press spokesperson at Säpo.

The preliminary investigation is led by Per Lindkvist, prosecutor at the national unit for security cases.

- There is reason to assume that a crime in the form of illegal threats has been committed. I will not say more because of the confidentiality of the preliminary investigation, he says.

"Can be misinterpreted"

After Ghanem deleted the comment, she added the following explanation on social media:

"For now, I just want to clarify that 'may she burn' was a comment I posted on IG and later deleted because I understood it could be misinterpreted."

In an email to SVT Nyheter Skåne, Valley Ghanem writes the following about why she wrote "may she be burned":

"It was written in affect, in a context where there was talk of Palestinian children being burned in Gaza and expressed a religiously colored wish that she burn in hell - not a threat of violence. That's exactly what everyone understands, even if for political or Islamophobic reasons you choose to use it to paint a hateful picture of the crazy and violent Muslim."