Ten years' imprisonment for teenager behind extremist crime in Hässelby
A young man has been sentenced to 10 years and 6 months for violent crimes linked to online extremism. The crimes were committed when he was 15–17 years old.
District court sentences teenager to strict punishment for online extremist crime
Domstol.se reports that a man has been sentenced to 10 years and 6 months imprisonment for crimes committed when he was between 15 and 17 years old — a sentence that the district court itself describes as very severe for such a young person.
The criminal activity is connected to violence-affirming extremism on the part of the internet known as "the Com", specifically in the groups 764 and No Lives Matter. Within these groups, vulnerable people are persecuted and exploited in a methodical and systematic manner.
In Hässelby, two randomly selected individuals were attacked with a knife on two separate occasions several months apart. The now-convicted person was not present at the scenes but acted remotely via the internet. The district court has assessed the systematic nature and the ideological background as aggravating circumstances.
A forensic psychiatric examination establishes that the man was suffering from no serious mental disorder either at the time of the crimes or during the investigation. In addition to the prison sentence, he is to pay substantial compensation to the crime victims who could be identified.
The case has raised several previously untested legal questions. For the first time, a witness was heard with support under legislation concerning anonymous witnesses, but the district court states that that witness's evidence was not decisive for the outcome of the case.
A two-page summary of the judgment and the district court's assessment is available in the introduction to the court documents.
Source: Google News SE — Crime (sv)