After last night’s violent, coordinated rampage by masked gangs of youths across five Swedish cities, Swedish politicians were quick to react with far-right, anti-immigrant party ‘Sweden Democrats’ seeing a surge in the polls ahead of September 9th’s election.
“I get pissed off for real,” Prime Minister Stefan Löfven hit out in an interview with Swedish radio, adding he wanted to ask the perpetrators “what the hell are you doing?”
“Society will come back hard on this,” said the Social Democrat leader, who also raised questions about the scope and timing of the attacks, which police suspect were coordinated via social media.
“It looks very coordinated, almost like a military operation,” Löfven said, adding that the police probe would show if the car fires were down to vandalism, organized crime or something else.
And one look at the times of the events confirms it…
As The Local reports, Lofven was not alone in his outrage.
Justice and Interior Minister Morgan Johansson called the attacks “despicable”.
“Last year the government tightened the punishment for aggravated vandalism, which can now give up to six years in jail,” he tweeted.
“Hope the thugs get arrested so that they get the punishment they deserved.”
Ulf Kristersson, leader of the centre-right opposition party the Moderates, wrote on Facebook that “dreadful scenes are being played out in Gothenburg”.
“These are no ‘protests’, this is sabotage. Sweden has tolerated this far too long. It has to end,” he added.
Roger Haddad, justice spokesperson for the Liberals, called the attacks “unacceptable”.
“Parents also have to be involved, they have to be woken up and informed of what their sons are doing,” he wrote in a comment.
As Sweden’s SVT reports, the police have identified several of the young people who were in place at the fires in Trollhättan and confirmed that there is suspicion that the action has been coordinated.
“We have already started talking to parents with the parents in the morning, who were in place. We chose not to seize someone but have identified them and talked with them, “said Ulla Brehm.
We have an update on the situation.
The Swedish police spokeswoman Ulla Brehm says that they have DECIDED to NOT arrest anyone over the riots last night.
Instead they have identified them and will be talking with their families.
This has caused an outcry amongst Conservatives. https://t.co/y9s810CfSJ
— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) August 14, 2018
Based on testimonies and the fact that the fires started about at the same time, the police suspect that the actions may have been coordinated through social media.
I think the key word here is “MASKED” gunman. Just like here in the U.S. They run amok in these cities where the police are told to stand down and watch them destroy shit, yep all dumocrap mayors and Governors, these people are responsible for your safety and they just let these criminals run free. So when will there be laws to out law these masked criminals? Trump supporters know the dangers of electing Dumocraps with no agenda, no talking points and no nothing. After everything they tried to do to Trump failed, Russia, Stormy and all the other sleazy things, now it’s socialism. Socialism will take this Country and make it a waste land unless we stop it. Look at Venezuela with all it’s oil riches, those people are starving and when they do eat they have nothing to wipe their ass with because there’s no toilet paper. I beg you to get out and vote, this is your life. You can keep enjoying it like you are now, or watch Venezuela on the news and get a preview of what’s to come in your now cozy life.
Sweden is known for many things, but most may not know that they invented dynamite. Maybe they should start using some of it on these arsonists before they burn down the whole country. Or you could be like the French and throw up a white flag and just let them do it. Or you could be like London and elect a Muslim Mayor and let more Muslim terrorists take over. Either way, the EU may soon be known as the IU or the Islamist Union. How much do you need to be pushed before a new Crusade is started?