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Ahmed
Rami
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* December 12, 1946 in Tafraoute, Morocco
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Founder of the radio station RADIO ISLAM
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was an army officer in
Morocco. He sought and obtained political asylum in Sweden in 1973, after claiming to have participated in a failed coup against King Hassan II.
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In 1987, Rami began using a public access Swedish radio station to broadcast 'Radio
Islam', a program for Sweden's Muslims. The station was accused of being a vehicle for
antisemitism. In 1989 Rami was charged by the Swedish Chancellor of Justice for hate
speech,
in particular based on his book 'Vad är Israel?' ("What is Israel?").
Rami was sentenced to six months jail in
1990, and 'Radio Islam's' transmission permit was revoked for a year. ABCD The station resumed broadcasting in 1991 under the direction of David
Janzon.
In 1993 Janzon was convicted of the same crime. 'Radio Islam' was off from 1993 to 1995, but the program returned in 1996 under
Rami's direction, the same year that he established the 'Radio Islam'
website. Rami was again convicted and fined by a Swedish court in October 2000.
Rami has been investigated for hate crimes in France and Sweden for his role in maintaining the
'Radio Islam' website.
ABCD The Swedish prosecutors in the case
have encountered difficulties in proving that Rami is still in charge of the
website. Although several of his articles appear there, Rami has denied any current involvement with Radio Islam.
Until 1997 the website was registered in Rami’s name, but was later transferred to the American Islamic
Society . In October 2000, Rami was again convicted and fined by a Swedish
court. Rami has been investigated for hate crimes in France and Sweden for his role in maintaining the Radio Islam
website. The latest investigation ended in 2004 when the Swedish prosecutor was unable to prove that Rami was responsible for the content. According to Rami a "group of youngsters" was in charge of the website. He did not provide any
names.
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