Christian Sonesson is the chairman of the municipal board in Staffanstorp and one of six politicians on trial for gross misconduct.

Lyssna: Local politicians face trial over refusal to receive assigned refugees

Six local politicians in Staffanstorp in southern Sweden go on trial today, charged with gross misconduct in office, reports Swedish Radio P4 Malmöhus.

Three years ago, they decided that the municipality would stop taking in quota refugees, because they wanted to prioritise refugees from Ukraine instead.

But this was not a decision they had the right to take, as municipalities are obliged to receive quota refugees assigned to them by...