2002-06-11

UPDATE OF THE PRISONERS IN 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: solidaritetsgruppen@hotmail.com

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.)