EnglishIn 2014, eight alleged members or sympathizers of the Swedish anti-fascist organization Revolutionära fronten (Revolutionary Front) were accused of committing various offenses in 2013.[1] In particular:
- Five defendants were accused of beating two people near a demonstration organized by a neo-Nazi political party in Stockholm.
- Four defendants were accused of visiting a fascist's house at night, hitting the door with an ax and painting threatening graffiti on the facade.
- One defendant was accused of possessing Molotov cocktails.
In a 2014 trial:
- Five defendants were sentenced to prison, with sentences ranging from 1 year and 2 months to 2 years and 4 months.
- Two defendants were sentenced to fines.
- One defendant was acquitted.
Techniques used
| Name | Description | |
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| Forensics | ||
| Digital | Investigators analyzed the computer of one of the defendants, that was seized during a raid, and retrieved messages sent and received by the defendant on the messaging application MSN Messenger.[1] The messages included:
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| House raid | During raids on the homes of some of the defendants, investigators found:[1]
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| Mass surveillance | ||
| Video surveillance | CCTV footage from cameras near the scene of the Stockholm beating showed that some of the defendants were present during the beating.[1] | |
| Open-source intelligence | A video of the Stockholm beating, which was filmed and posted online by the Revolutionära fronten, showed that some of the defendants were present during the beating, even though their faces were blurred[2] in the video.[1] | |
| Police patrols | After the nighttime visit to the fascist's house, the fascist called the police, who sent out a patrol.[1] On its way to the house, the patrol stopped the defendants' car, presumably because it looked suspicious, and checked their identities. | |
| Service provider collaboration | ||
| Mobile network operators | Investigators used the collaboration of mobile network operators to retroactively geolocate the phones of some of the defendants on the day of the Stockholm beating.[1] This showed that, on that day:
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| Other | Investigators used the collaboration of banks to obtain bank statements that showed one of the defendants had made a purchase at a Stockholm supermarket on the day of the Stockholm beating, suggesting that he was in Stockholm that day.[1] | |