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from 2014 to 2022. Richthoff served in the

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and was a

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peacekeeping officer from 1973 to 1991. He was elected to parliament during the

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. In parliament, Richthoff has sat on the defense committee and been part of the Delegation of the Riksdag to NATO. He has served as the defense spokesman for the

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(SD). In 2014, Richthoff spoke out against plans to build a refugee camp in

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. Richthoff has been noted for controversy on social media. In 2021, he called

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s for children a "poison injection". He also shared a video wherein Russia is thanked for the

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on Twitter. In the video, an antisemitic conspiracy theory is presented, stating that

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and

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is using Ukrainian laboratories to commit genocide against Christians. In response to the latter incident, the SD's leader in Parliament

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denounced Richthoff's actions as "irresponsible" and on 30 March 2022 he left Riksdag Defense Committee and was expelled from the SD's parliamentary group. He remained an independent MP until the next election, which he was barred by the SD from standing as a candidate for the party. Later in the same year he joined the far-right SD-splinter

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, stating that he agreed with their party programme on several points.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Richthoff, Roger Living people 1948 births Alternative for Sweden politicians Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag from the Sweden Democrats People from Strängnäs Municipality