beers, a third of a bottle of wine and one tequila. The barman had determined that Sjödin was too drunk to be served, and called the bouncers to eject Sjödin and her friend. During the trial, witnesses testified that Sjödin, who is a former rugby union footballer, had used violence in resisting her ejection from the pub. On October 12, 2006, the Stockholm district court found Sjödin guilty of assaulting the bouncer on charges of slander (), criminal conversion (), assaulting a person holding legal authority () and resisting lawful apprehension (). She was sentenced to pay a fine of 120 days wages () at 300 kronor per day (36,000 kronor in total). Sjödin was also ordered to pay 5,500 kronor in damages to Babak Jamei, the doorman. The court found that Sjödin had used words of "racist characteristic", she had used a racist slur and had said that people such as him were not welcome in Sweden. The court said that there was strong evidence that Sjödin had challenged the bouncer's authority. The court also found that Sjödin had ripped Jamei's badge from his jacket and taken it with her into a police car. Sjödin has decided to appeal the verdict to the Svea Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal decided not to try this case (the Court of Appeal can deny cases when the penalty is a fine). She has said she will appeal this denial, since in this case it is not only a fine, but a political career at stake. References External links Swedish Social Democratic Youth League 1976 births Living people People from Vallentuna Municipality Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Umeå University alumni Swedish female rugby union players 21st-century Swedish women politicians