Earlier, Samnytt reported on a 20-year-old Syrian who in October last year was sentenced by Malmö District Court to two years in prison and ten years of deportation for a degrading robbery against a Swedish boy in early 2024. The verdict was appealed to the Court of Appeal, which now overturns the deportation and allows the Syrian to stay in Sweden after serving his sentence – despite the court itself stating that he is not fully established in society. Among the lay judges who want the Syrian to stay in Sweden is a representative from the Sweden Democrats (SD).
A 20-year-old Swedish boy posted a picture on Snapchat depicting 20-year-old Syrian Abdulkader Sheikh as a rapist, something he did not appreciate. Consequently, together with two other men, Ismail Isa Allu, 20, and Abdallah Alashqar, 20, he lured the Swede to Ön in Limhamn, Malmö.
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The victim and his girlfriend became friends with a girl who called herself “Agnes” on the platform Snapchat. When the couple went to meet the girl, she turned out not to exist – instead, they met the three men. They forced the victim to accompany them to a nearby schoolyard and filmed while Sheikh assaulted him and stole phones and rings.
The three men were in October 2025 sentenced by Malmö District Court – Sheikh for robbery, and Ismail and Abdallah as accomplices to robbery – to two years in prison respectively, and to community service and probation. The District Court also decided that Sheikh, who is a Syrian citizen, should be deported for ten years.
All previously convicted
All three men have previous convictions, Sheikh for attempted purchase of sex, Alashqar for petty theft, and Allu for two cases of minor drug offenses and one violation of the knife law.
Sheikh came to Sweden in 2019 and was granted temporary residence, the latest permit valid until 27 October 2025.
Abdulkader Sheikh has a strong connection to Sweden as he has lived here since his early teens and his parents and siblings are here. This speaks against deportation. On the other hand, the fact that Abdulkader Sheikh is guilty of a crime with high penalty value and a markedly violating character speaks in favor of deportation. He was 18 when the crime was committed and is now almost an adult (20 years old).
His attachment to his parents and siblings is therefore considered less significant than for a child. Furthermore, despite being in Sweden for several years, Abdulkader Sheikh has not fully established himself in Swedish society. Weighing these interests, the District Court judges that Abdulkader Sheikh’s attachment to Sweden is not so strong that he should be allowed to stay.
– Malmö District Court
The politicians who allow the Syrian to stay
Despite the District Court judging Sheikh’s crime as serious and that he is not fully established in Sweden, the Court of Appeal chooses not to deport the Syrian to his home country. They note, among other things, that he plans to study adult education (Komvux) and that he is not considered weakly established in society relative to his age.
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Therefore, a unanimous Court of Appeal considers that the consequences that deportation would entail are not proportionate to the crime he has committed, and he is thus allowed to stay in Sweden. Otherwise, the Court of Appeal upholds the District Court’s judgment, which means the same penalty as the District Court decided.
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The ones who allowed the Syrian to stay in the country were four women and one man: Court of Appeal judges Sofia Olsson, Sara Boklund, and Court of Appeal assessor Julia Westerberg, as well as lay judges Per Friberg (SD) and Anita Fränninge (M).
Samnytt seeks SD politician
Samnytt has unsuccessfully sought out Per Friberg, who is politically active for the Sweden Democrats in Kristianstad, for a comment on why he believes the Syrian should be allowed to stay in Sweden despite being convicted of a degrading robbery against a Swedish boy and being judged to have weak attachment to Sweden.
Moreover, we have also sought the Sweden Democrats’ group leader in Kristianstad, Ian Fernheden, for a comment on the judgment and his view on the matter. No response has yet been received.
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