– Threats are spreading, where they are encouraged to visit our home in Halden and commit terrorist acts against us, says a furious Per Sandberg in Dagbladet.
Recently, former FRP deputy leader and cohabitant Bahareh Letnes experienced what Sandberg calls “massive threats” against himself and Halden’s company.
These worsened after protests erupted in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in custody of the Morality Police in Tehran in September, he says.
Twitter War: – Never been worse
Sandberg believes these are organized threats and is now making a direct appeal to those behind them:
– Come to Eidsvoll plass tonight at 8pm and I will meet you face to face.
– Looks organized
– What we experience instigation, threats, harassment and death threats are nothing new. We went to court for that too. Each time it is in the background that Bahareh is accused of being a spy for the Iranian regime. I thought it was over, but it’s only getting worse, says Sandberg.
Climate hell warning: – Very serious
According to Sandberg, the threats aren’t just directed at the two personally. The bar and hotel they run also experience campaigns in the form of negative reviews. The same happened to Letne’s hairdresser, as well as to family and friends in both Norway and Iran, she says.
– It appears to be an organized campaign, says Sandberg, and adds that they have now been in contact with the police regarding the case.
– This also affects strangers completely, he continues.
Reigns over the “mixing of roles”
The threats have also worsened after Letnes recently released a critical statement on Instagram about Parliament Speaker Masud Gharahkhani’s involvement in the case, Sandberg says.
Recommend general armament: – Does not belong
Gharahkhani, himself born in Iran, has shown great commitment to the Mahsa Amini case and the way the regime has dealt with the massive protests. According to Iran Human Rights, over 250 people have been killed in Iran.
At the latest on Monday evening, it became known that the the Norwegian ambassador to Iran was called to the carpet after, among other things, the reading of Gharahkhani’s pronunciation.
– She disagrees with what she says, and neither do I. I can really keep up with everything she says. But the fact that there is a separate platform for Norwegian foreign policy like this is, in that case, completely new. It should be others besides us who react to the mix of roles, for example the Storting, the foreign ministry or the government, says Sandberg.
REACTION: For Sandberg and Bahare Letnes at their own pub in Halden. Photo: Hans Arne Vedlog / Dagbladet
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He goes on to ask questions about who gave the Storting president a mandate to conduct foreign policy on his platform.
– Threats and incitement are never acceptable. As president of the Storting, I support democracy, freedom and human rights. I will undertake to do so, says Gharahkhani of Sandberg’s criticisms.
Evaluation of the secret address
The former FRP profile claims that the two have taken security measures while living in Halden for nearly three years.
– But it doesn’t help anything. These threats probably come from organizations and people who appear to be champions of human rights, democracy and freedom of expression. I think these are opponents who speak critically of the regime in Iran, but who are still the first to threaten death and terror themselves. They scare people to death, Sandberg says.
Refser Gro: – Very angry
He also believes that the narrative that Letnes is a secret agent has been constructed by journalists, writers and other parliamentary politicians over the course of several years.
– You can say what you want about Iran. This is not the case, because none of us have ever claimed to support the clergy there.
The two had long been thinking of moving to a secret address. It’s something they’re now reconsidering, says Sandberg.
– We receive reports from various organizations that tell us how high the level of threat against us is, and it is frightening.
Dagbladet has been in contact with Bahareh Letnes in connection with this matter. He doesn’t want to talk, but he is aware that Sandberg does.
– They might have been able to silence her, but they don’t scare me. If they want war, they went to war against the wrong soldier, Sandberg concludes.
