No justice in legal aftermath: Gothenburg/Sweden 2001

The legal aftermath after the demonstrations, last summer, against the EU summit and Bush visit to Gothenburg/Sweden display serious evidence of violation of human rights and makes new precedents in Swedish legal history:

- 102 trials, 52 sentences of civilian citizens, 450 people are identified as suspect and awaiting investigation
- Excessive long incarcerations of the accused people with up to 3 months in isolation
- Sentences of up to 2,5 – 4 years (many of the prosecuted are minors with no criminal records)
- The High Court has, to this date, not tried an appeal of any of the cases pertaining to the occurrences in Gothenburg
- No enquiries into the police conduct (live ammunition shootings into the demonstrations - leaving a person fighting for his life - neither to the siege of the schools Schillerska or Hvitfeldska, manipulation of video evidences etc

The legal aftermath and sentences show no justice, according to Swedish legal practice, the sentences are ten folded longer and harsher then it’s precedents, clearly showing it is a matter of political trials and political prisoners.

Support the political prisoners in Gothenburg:

International Action day Wed 5th /June:
Swedish embassy 17- 18.30, 11 Montague place, W1