Sweden's first Muslim minister quits over drink-driving scandal
Sweden's youngest-ever government minister faces a possible jail term.
Jennifer Offord
By Jen Offord
August 13, 2016 16:25 BST 346
Aida Hadzialic, 29, expressed remorse for her actions after being caught drink driving as she announced her intention to step down from her post as Sweden's Minister for Secondary Schools. At a press conference on Saturday, she said she would formally resign on Monday.
Hadzialic was stopped at random by police on Thursday evening and was found to have a blood alcohol content of 0.2 grams per litre. At Saturday's press conference, Hadzialic explained that she had been at a concert in Copenhagen and had two glasses of wine before setting off to drive to Malmö four hours later. Apparently she believed the alcohol would have left her system in that time.
She is quoted by Swedish tabloid, Aftonbladet, as saying: "After the concert, I chose to take the car home to Malmö, of course, in the belief that I was not affected. There and then I committed my life's biggest mistake."
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/swedens-first-muslim-minister-quits-over-drink-driving-scandal-1575907
