Gothenburg : help the prisonners!
solidaritet | 11.06.2002 17:56
1 year after the EU summit in Gotenburg
Here is an information update after the summit in
Gothenburg in June 2001. Since then 71 persons has got
prosecuted mainly for rioting. At the end of this mail
there is more statistics.
If you want to send letters or other things to people
in jail or held in custody, you may send it to us or
anarchist black cross (ABC) and we'll send it to the
prisoner.
If you want addresses directly to the prisoners,
contact ABC (
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are willing to have their names shown in public.
We have all the documents of the prosecutions, if you
want more detailed information about a case, contact
us, but only if it is important, because we don't have
much time.
About the seven germans, we have found out the names
of two of them. And we have send that information to
Germany. If you have more names, please contact us.
This mail contains:
1. Prosecutions and verdicts after the summit in
Gothenburg 2001
2. Statistics
3. Begging for money
4. More prosecutions?
Thanks for your support!
Take care!
Solidaritygroup Gothenburg
N.B Sorry for my bad english
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1. PROSECUTIONS AND VERDICTS AFTER THE EU-SUMMIT IN
GOTHENBURG
14-16 JUNE 2001
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Latest update: 2002-06-10
Changes since 9th of May 2002
Prosecution 3: Trial 30th of May 2002
Prosecution 4: Supreme court is going to try his case
Prosecution 5: IA has finished his sentence in prison
Prosecution 6: All aquitted in court of appeal
Prosecution 8: Has started his sentence in prison
Prosecution 11:Has done a petition for a new trial
Prosecution 12:Court of Appeal lowered his verdict to
6 months
Prosecution 17:Supreme court lowered his verdict from
20 months to four
Prosecution 18:Supreme court is going to try his case
Prosecution 20:Has appealed to Supreme court
Prosecution 22:The verdict has become legally binding
Prosecution 23 The verdict has become legally binding
Prosecution 25:JA has appealled to Court of Appeal
Prosecution 26:Sentenced to 1 year and 6 months of
prison. Has appealed
Prosecution 28:Sentenced to 1 year and 3 months of
prison. Has appealed
Prosecution 29:Sentenced to 1 year and 4 months of
prison. Has appealed
Prosecution 31:MA sentenced to 1 year and 6 months of
prison. LJ was sentenced to 3 months of prison and
probation.
Prosecution 32:The verdict has become legally binding
Prosecution 33:The verdict has become legally binding
Prosecution 34-46 New prosecutions
Prosecution 34, 35, 40, 42, 43: There has been trials
in City court.
*Prosecution 1
Date of prosecution: 3 of July 2001 and 27 of July
2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting x2
Who: S S (20 years. German shot in leg)
The verdict of the court of appeal: Prison 1 year and
8 months. Banned from Sweden for 10 years
Status: The decision has become legally binding. The
Supreme Court decided not to try the case. He’s in
prison now.
*Prosecution 2
Date of prosecution: 4 of July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who: 7 persons from Denmark
The verdict of the appeal court: J B prison 6 months,
C W prison 5 months, R L H prison 5 months, L J prison
8 months, J M juvenile prison 1 month, KS prison 8
months, JS prison 6
months.
Status: The decision has become legally binding. The
Supreme Court decided not to try the case
Prosecution 3
Date of prosecution: 6 of July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who A A (26 years old, from Stockholm)
The verdict of city court: acquitted
Status: Appealed by prosecutor to the court of
appeal. Trial 30 of May
Prosecution 4
Date of prosecution: 6 of July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who: E I (30 years old, from Gothenburg)
The verdict of appeal court: Prison 10 months
Status: The supreme court is going to try the case.
Date not set yet.
Prosecution 5
Date of prosecution: 6 of July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who: E H (19 years from Stockholm), I A (19 years from
Dalarna)
The verdict of city court: Prison 8 months
Status: I A did not appeal, and has been in prison.
He was released in the end of May. E H has appealed.
Trial in appeal court was 23 of May.
Prosecution 6
Date of prosecution: 9 of July 2001
Prosecuted for: Preparing assault and heavy damage
Who: S B, J P J, K M, J D R, S K S (5 persons from
Denmark)
The verdict of appeal court: acquitted (Same as city
court)
*Prosecution 7
Date of prosecution: 11 July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who LL (43 year old Italian citizien living in Norway)
The verdict of appeal court: Prison 2 years and banned
from Sweden for 10 years
Status: The verdict has become legally binding. The
supreme court decided not to try the case. He is in
prison in Norway. The case is announced to the
European court of justice, but
that court can’t influence the punishment, but it can
criticise and can order Sweden to pay a fine to the
accused person.
*Prosecution 8
Date of prosecution: 13 of July 2001
Prosecuted for: Leading riots
Who J E (20 years, from Nacka , near Stockholm)
The verdict of the appeal court: 2 years 6 months
Status: The verdict has become legally binding. The
supreme court decided not to try the case. The case is
announced to the European court of justice, but that
court can’t influence
the verdict, but it can criticise and can order Sweden
to pay a fine to the accused person. He is in prison
*Prosecution 9
Date of prosecution: 12 July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who P R (33 year, England)
The verdict of appeal court: Prison 1 year, banned
from Sweden for 10 years
Status: The verdict has become legally binding. The
supreme court did not allow a trial there. He has been
in prison.He was released in the middle of February
2002.
*Prosecution 10
Date of prosecution: 12 July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who M V (24 year, Malmö)
The verdict of city court: Prison 1 year
Status: Didn’t appeal. The decision has become legally
binding
*Prosecution 11
Date of prosecution: 13 July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting and attempt of assault
Who J-B B (24 year, Germany)
The verdict of appeal court: 2 years of prison and
banned from Sweden for 10 years.
Status: The decision has become legally binding. The
supreme court decided not to try the case. He is now
in prison.
Prosecution 12
Date of prosecution: 13 July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who T A (38 years, Gothenburg)
The verdict of appeal court: Prison 6 months
*Prosecution 13
Date of prosecution: 16 July 2001
Prosecuted for: Assault on police officer, robbery or
assault and theft
Who T K (21 year, Gothenburg)
The verdict of city court: Prison 8 months
Status: Not appealed. The verdict has become legally
binding
*Prosecution 14
Date of prosecution: 17 July 2001
Prosecuted for: Sabotage
Who J B (24 year, Gothenburg)
The verdict of city court: 1 year of prison
Status: Not appealed. The verdict has become legally
binding
*Prosecution 15
Date of prosecution: 18 July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who P P (24 years, Norsborg, near Stockholm)
The verdict of city court: acquitted
Status: First it got appealed by prosecutor, then the
prosecutor cancelled.
*Prosecution 16
Date of prosecution: 18 of July
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who H H (20 years, Germany)
The verdict of appeal court: acquitted
Prosecution 17
Date of prosecution: 17 July
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who J A (19 years, Gothenburg)
The verdict of supreme court: 4 months
Status: The verdict in city court was 2 years, in
appeal court it was 1 year and 4 months. This was the
first case tried by the supreme court.
Prosecution 18
Date of prosecution: 20 July 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who J P (25 years, Gothenburg)
The verdict of appeal court: 2 years 6 months
Status: Appealed to the supreme court. The supreme
court is going to try the case. Date not set yet.
Prosecution 19
Status: See prosecution number 1
Prosecution 20
Date of prosecution:
Prosecuted for: Rioting, instigation of riot, causing
riot
Who: (”The co-ordination central”)
The verdict of city court: AB Prison 1 year 8 moths ,
MJ Prison 1 year 4 moths, AL 2 years 4 months, SN
Prison 1 year 4 months, SN Prison 1 year 4 months, RS
Prison 2 years, MW
Prison 2 years, HS Prison 1 years 8 months
Status: Has been appealed to Supreme Court, yet not
decided if the supreme court is going to try the case.
*Prosecution 21
Date of prosecution: October 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting, assault of police officer
Who H W (Boy shot in stomach by police)
The verdict of city court: Prison 8 months
Status: Not appealed. The decision has become legally
binding. He is in prison
Prosecution 22
Date of prosecution:
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who FR (24 years, Värmland, Sweden)
The verdict of city court: 8 months in prison
Status: The decision has become legally binding
Prosecution 23
Date of prosecution:
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who FH-A (17 years old, Örebro, Sweden)
The verdict of city court: conditional sentence with
160 hours community duty
Status: The decision has become legally binding
Prosecution 24
Date of prosecution: 5 November 2001
Prosecuted for: Theft
Who HO, DA (Malmö, Denmark)
Status: Yet no date for trial
Prosecution 25
Date of prosecution: 30 November 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who EL, JA, LB (18,22,18 years, Linköping, Sweden)
The verdict of city court: EL and LB conditional
sentence with 175 hours community duty. JA 2 years of
prison
Status: JA has appealed the verdict. EL and LB did not
appeal. The decision has become legally binding
Prosecution 26
Date of prosecution: 17 December 2001
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who EB (20 years, Stockholm)
The verdict of city court: 1 year and 6 months of
prison
Status: Has appealed to appeal court. Trial 30
September 2002
Prosecution 27
Date of prosecution: 18 December 2002
Prosecuted for: Damage (Graffiti)
Who HC, JS (17 years, Gothenburg)
The verdict of city court: care by social services,
fined to 80x30 SEK
Status: The decision has become legally binding
Prosecution 28
Date of prosecution: 9 January 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who UJ (20 years, Gothenburg)
The verdict of city court: 1 year and 3 months of
prison
Status: Has appealed to appeal court. Date for trial
not yet set.
Prosecution 29
Date of prosecution: 11 January 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who MK (20 years, Gothenburg)
The verdict of city court: 1 year and 4 months of
prison
Status: Has appealed to appeal court. Date for trial
not yet set.
Prosecution 30
Date of prosecution: 14 January 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who JÖ (20 years, Norrköping, Sweden)
Status: Date for trial in city court not yet set.
Prosecution 31
Date of prosecution: 16 January 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting, theft, helping escape from
police
Who LJ, MA (18,19 years, Norrköping, Sweden)
The verdict of city court: MA 1 year and 6 months of
prison, LJ 3 months of prison and probation.
Status Yet not appealed
Prosecution 32
Date of prosecution: 25 January 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who MC, DD, C R-B, MS (17,16,17,17 years, Gothenburg)
The verdict of city court: Community service
Status: The decision has become legally binding
Prosecution 33
Date of prosecution: 12 February 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who AA (17 years Gothenburg)
The verdict of city court: Care by social service and
community service
Status: The decision has become legally binding
Prosecution 34
Date of prosecution: 2nd of April 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who JH (19 Stenungsund, Sweden)
The verdict of city court: ??
Status: Yet not appealed
Prosecution 35
Date of prosecution: 14th May 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who OB (17 years Gothenburg)
The verdict of city court: ??
Status: Trial in city court 27th of May
Prosecution 36
Date of prosecution: 2nd April 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who LT (23 years Skåne, Sweden)
Status: Date for trial in city court not yet set.
Prosecution 37
Date of prosecution: 5th April 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who TH (20 years Halmstad, Sweden)
Status: Date for trial in city court not yet set.
Prosecution 38 (See prosecution 5)
Date of prosecution: 12th April 2002
Prosecuted for: Violence against officer
Who IA (20 years Stockholm)
Status: Date for trial in city court not yet set.
Prosecution 39
Date of prosecution: 12th April 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who ES (19 years Stockholm)
Status: Date for trial in city court not yet set.
Prosecution 40
Date of prosecution: 17th April 2002
Prosecuted for: Preparing heavy assault
Who PG (23 years Lund, Sweden)
The verdict of city court: 8 months of prison
Status: Has appealed to appeal court. Date for trial
not yet set.
Prosecution 41
Date of prosecution: 19th April 2002
Prosecuted for: Complicity in rioting
Who PH (23 years Malmö)
Status: Date for trial in city court not yet set.
Prosecution 42
Date of prosecution: 26th April 2002
Prosecuted for Rioting
Who JJ (17 years Höganäs, Sweden)
The verdict of city court: ??
Status:
Prosecution 43
Date of prosecution: 7th of May 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who MP (22 years Stockholm)
The verdict of city court:
Status: Trial in city court 4th and 5th of June 2002.
The court found him guilty. The verdict will be set
within four weeks. He remains in custody at least
until then.
Prosecution 44
Date of prosecution: 13th of May 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who DB (XX years Västerås, Sweden)
Status: Date for trial in city court not yet set.
Prosecution 45
Date of prosecution: 15th April 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who TRA (29 years Norway)
Status: Date for trial in city court not yet set.
Prosecution 46
Date of prosecution: 16th of May 2002
Prosecuted for: Rioting
Who ANE (21 years Malmö)
Status: Date for trial in city court not yet set.
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2. STATISTICS
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10th of June 2002
Prosecutions: 46
People prosecuted: 71
Closed cases: 30 persons (26 were found guilty (20 got
prison and 6 other sentences, 4 acquitted) (The rest
of the cases have been appealed, or have not been in
court yet)
56 verdicts: 36 prison sentences, 10 were found
guilty, but got other verdicts than prison, 8
acquitted
The sentences to prison have been 1 year and 2 months
in average, for those convicted to prison. The longest
prison sentence is 2 years and 6 months (prosecution 8
and 18), the
lowest 4 months (NOTICE: prosecution 17. The verdict
in city court was 2 years, in appeal court it was 1
year and 4 months. This was the first case tried by
the supreme court).
About 83% of the prosecuted persons are men. The
average age is about 21 years.
20 of the prosecuted are from Gothenburg, 30 from the
rest of Sweden, 13 from Denmark, 3 from Germany, 1
from Italy, 1 from Norway and 1 from England.
Five persons are in prison right now. (Prosecution 1,
7 (in Norway), 8, 11, 21. Of these five persons,
three have been locked in since June, (1,7,8) two has
been released (prosecution
5 and 9). The rest of the persons that are convicted
to prison, are waiting to start to serve their
sentence. One person is locked in custody waiting the
get his verdict.
N.B! These are all the prosecutions after the
EU-summit in Gothenburg. Not everyone is left-wing
people or demonstrators, for example 4,13 and 14.
If you have questions contact the solidaritygroup in
Gothenburg:
Telephone: +46(0)733-16 42 96
e-mail:
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Address: Solidaritetsgruppen
c/o Syndikalistiskt Forum
Box 7267
402 35 Göteborg
Sweden
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3. BEGGING FOR MONEY
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Please, give us money!
We need money to buy things, or in other ways help the
prisoners through the time in prison. We also need
money to be able to prepare those who are going to
prison. Because there
is so much people convicted after the summit there are
big expenses. All money goes directly to the
prisoners. All work is done voluntarily.
Please help us!
Financial support:
Our account info:
Postgirotbank
405 06 Stockholm
SWEDEN
Swift ";number": pgsisess
Account Name: Nisse-Latts minnesfond
Account number: 27602-2
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4. MORE PROSECUTIONS?
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71 people have been charged *in Sweden*.
The police investigation unit handling GBG (which
closed its activities in May) has earlier stated in a
national newspaper article in Dagens Nyheter (DN) that
102 people have been/are under investigation.
Included in these 102 are the 71 charged in Sweden,
the 7 Germans being
*investigated' (no charges have been lodged as of
yet). Then we have the names of 9 more persons that
are investigated, but they have yet to be prosecuted.
That brings the known total to 87 out of a possible
102.
The police have on several occassions alluded to the
fact that other European and Scandinavian citizens may
be charged. So of the 15 "unaccounted" for
investigations, at least some of these may be occuring
in (besides Germany) Denmark, Norway, Finland and
Holland (according to the DN article).
I would venture to speculate that the remaining 15 are
either individuals identified and photographed at the
Hvitfeldtska school or Järntorget and then later found
on video footage from the riots on the Avenyn or
ReclaimTheCity party at Vasaplatsen or individuals
implicated in the investigations surrounding the
so-called "information central" where eight youths
have been found guilty of coordinating and inciting
riots by sending SMS messages to activists out on the
streets. (The "information central" case has been
appealed to the Swedish High Court which has not yet
decided if it will accept the appeal or not.)
SEND STUFF HERE!
Solidarity Group GBG
c/o Syndikalistiskt forum
Box 7267
SE-402 35 Gothenburg
SWEDEN
Tel: +46 (0)733-164296
e-mail:
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Financial support:
Our account info:
Postgirotbank
405 06 Stockholm
SWEDEN
Swift "number": pgsisess
Account Name: Nisse-Latts minnesfond
Account number: 27602-2
All many goes directly to the prisoners. All work is done voluntarily.
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