Sweden: Just Seven Convictions After Year of Over 250 Explosions and Bombings
Sweden saw just seven convictions for bombings in 2019, despite there being over 250 known cases of explosions in the same year.
A further review by the broadcaster has shown that the number of people convicted for these attacks has been poor, with only seven convictions of public endangerment due to the use of explosives.
Marie Borgh, who is the head of the national bomb protection, has claimed that the main reason for the lack of convictions in explosive cases is due to the difficulty of prosecuting individuals.
Swedish Apartment Rocked By Bombing Was ‘Luxury Drug Centre’ https://t.co/shj52MVE1t— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) January 26, 2020
She went on to add that police did not think the bombings were intentionally being carried out to kill people but added, “Some of the charges have been so powerful that there was a risk of it. This is obviously ignored, though it may not be the basic purpose.”
Swedish gangs, who are largely seen as being behind the bombings, have previously used hand grenades against rival gangs in order to spread fear according to Police officer Gunnar Appelgren who noted in 2018 that hand grenades were easy to find and inexpensive.
“Some groups initially estimated that hand grenades are good for scaring or attacking another group. Then you are in a spiral, where hand grenades become part of the weapons used in these gang conflicts,” he said.
Source