Iron pipe scandal

Footage from the incident, captured by Ekeroth, shows that Erik Almqvist had told Ismail, who is of Kurdish descent, that he "acts like a wog", argues "like a little pussy" and that Sweden is "my country, not yours".

Ekeroth was also shown to shove a woman into the side of a car, and finally, the three politicians armed themselves with iron pipes from a nearby construction site after receiving a threat from a witness.

[4] The Sweden Democrats and Erik Almqvist justified the trio's actions by stating that Ismail had insulted them in his comedy routine, and that the man who had threatened them had claimed to belong to a criminal organization.

[5] Footage released later on proved that Almqvist had not believed the man's statement, and after talking to the police about the incident, casually remarked to the other two that "sucking up always helps".

Kent Ekeroth resigned from his assignment as spokesperson for justice policy on 21 November 2012 and took a two-month leave from his party duties.