▁Swedish ▁minister ▁of ▁foreign ▁affairs , ▁L ail a ▁Fre ival ds , ▁managed ▁to ▁maintain ▁her ▁office . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁another ▁embar rass ing ▁sc andal ▁er upt ed ▁with ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁Den mark ▁where ▁paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁proph et ▁Muham med ▁were ▁published ▁during ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁A ▁Swedish ▁right - wing ▁political ▁newspaper ▁decided ▁to ▁publish ▁them ▁as ▁well ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁edition ▁of ▁their ▁publication , ▁the ▁webpage ▁however ▁was ▁quickly ▁closed ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁I SP ▁after ▁inter vention ▁from ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Security ▁Service ▁and ▁the ▁Swedish ▁office ▁of ▁foreign ▁affairs . ▁The ▁close ▁down ▁became ▁subject ▁to ▁much ▁debate ▁and ▁some ▁journal ists ▁compared ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁c ensor ship ▁of ▁anti - G erman ▁articles ▁during ▁W W II . ▁Mrs . ▁Fre ival ds ▁denied ▁at ▁first ▁all ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁case , ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁conf ess ▁as ▁official ▁reports ▁clearly ▁pointed ▁out ▁her ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁webpage . ▁The ▁political ▁pressure ▁became ▁too ▁much ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Gö ran ▁Pers son , ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Fre ival ds ▁herself , ▁chose ▁to ▁briefly ▁declare ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁his ▁minister ▁of ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁under ▁a ▁short ▁press ▁conference . ▁That ▁Fre ival ds ▁did ▁not ▁declare ▁the ▁expected ▁news ▁herself , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁obviously ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁press ▁conference , ▁quickly ▁sp ur red ▁discuss