Today is World Press Freedom Day.

Today is World Press Freedom Day.

It is interesting to know that Sweden is the first and oldest country in the world to pass a law on press freedom in its parliament, but this is not enough because history has always shown that this freedom is fragile, and it always needs people and policies to defend it. Is.
To what extent can the freedom of the media prevent the theft of government and the progress of a country?



 In response to the criticism, the mayor of Stockholm has vowed to leave his wallet at the gas station, forcing him to use government coupons to pay for gas. Read this news from a while ago:

The mayor of Stockholm was forced to resign because of the cost of petrol on his personal car from the treasury.

Jordanian newspaper Al-Dustor writes that the mayor of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, who is also the leader of one of the country's parties, suddenly found himself in the midst of a wave of criticism and unparalleled anger, and was corrupted by the press and media. Mali was charged.

He was eventually forced to step down as mayor of Stockholm. The whole accusation of the mayor of Stockholm was that the mayor used gasoline for her personal car using state coupons (tokens).

Critics and the press in Sweden have said, "If the mayor uses public property personally, then what do other municipal employees do with public property derived from public taxes, and how do they spend that money?"

In response to the criticism, the mayor of Stockholm has vowed to leave his wallet at the gas station, forcing him to use government coupons to pay for gas. He added: What should I have done in this situation? Should I have walked to the municipality on foot or borrowed money from other citizens? I just left my wallet.
However, the press and critics did not accept the mayor's justification, saying that it was not appropriate for the mayor to resign and that he could leave his car instead of betraying his trust and use public transportation to reach his destination. The mayor of Stockholm, in addition to stepping down, was removed from his party post as party leader to be removed from the Swedish political scene altogether.

What do you think will happen if Iran puts freedom of the press on its agenda?