 Olle Schmidt has also involved himself actively in the case of the imprisonment of Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak in Eritrea, and has helped garner Swedish and European attention for his unlawful imprisonment.For a long time, Olle Schmidt was a member of the Liberal People's Party Executive in Sweden, a mission he left during 2013.He has also been a part of the party leadership, and is active in Liberals International as well as holding a position as vice president of the ALDE party.