“The suspicion is that the perpetrator intended quite simply to do away with her,” Henrik Olin, the prosecutor in the case, told the TT newswire, while telling the Expressen newspaper that Theodor Engström, who carried out the attack, was willing to plead guilty to preparing to murder the politician, who is a hate figure for many on the far-right.
“His lawyer said at the custody hearing last week that he is ready to accept responsibility for preparation for terror crimes as well, and that relates to this suspected crime.”
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**Engström, 33, a former member of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement** and a long-term psychiatric patient, fatally stabbed the prominent psychiatrist Ing-Marie Wieselgren in the main central square in Visby, the main city of Gotland at the start of July.
The stabbing took place in the middle of the Almedalen political festival, the highlight of Sweden’s political year, when the leaders of all the political parties make speeches, and Sweden’s political, business, and media worlds gather for days of non-stop networking.
Lööf confirmed that she had been the target with a post on Instagram on Thursday.
“I can confirm that this is the case and that I have been provided with a plaintiff’s lawyer,” she wrote. “Of course, this is disconcerting and that it affects me. But hate must not win.”
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The forensic psychiatrists who examined Engström after the attack have determined that he was severely mentally disturbed both at the time of the attack and at the time they investigated him.
Engström is being held suspected of committing a terror offense through murder, and also through preparing a terror offense involving murder.
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She is the leader of the centre party and has been known for refusing to team up with the Sweden Democrats and has been attacked because of it.
*”You are collaborating with Nazis,” Loof said in the debate that was dominated by discussions about the far-right Sweden Democrats Party.*
*Pehrson retorted that it is possible to talk to all parties.*
*But Loof took offense and said: “This is where we differ, that it is fascinating how he as a liberal politician defends SD (Sweden Democrats).”*
*She said, “Good luck with your cooperation with the Sweden Democrats, Johan Pehrson.”*
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This could actually be a huge turning point for her centre party as it is very well possible that some moderate and liberal voters may switch to the centre party if their respective parties do end up in a coalition with the Sweden democrats. The Liberal Party has already backtracked and said they will only work with sweden democrats in a coaliton if the sweden democrats are not the leader of it.
Popup obscures the entire content and can’t be dismissed.
~~You talk about a knife attack but link to a news-article about Annie Lööf and her party’s distaste for the liberals willingness to align themselves with the Swedish Democrats…?~~
Edit: Nvm, I got redirected to some completely different article at first.
There seems to be no indication of who the perpetrator was or their motives.
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“The suspicion is that the perpetrator intended quite simply to do away with her,” Henrik Olin, the prosecutor in the case, told the TT newswire, while telling the Expressen newspaper that Theodor Engström, who carried out the attack, was willing to plead guilty to preparing to murder the politician, who is a hate figure for many on the far-right.
“His lawyer said at the custody hearing last week that he is ready to accept responsibility for preparation for terror crimes as well, and that relates to this suspected crime.”
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**Engström, 33, a former member of the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement** and a long-term psychiatric patient, fatally stabbed the prominent psychiatrist Ing-Marie Wieselgren in the main central square in Visby, the main city of Gotland at the start of July.
The stabbing took place in the middle of the Almedalen political festival, the highlight of Sweden’s political year, when the leaders of all the political parties make speeches, and Sweden’s political, business, and media worlds gather for days of non-stop networking.
Lööf confirmed that she had been the target with a post on Instagram on Thursday.
“I can confirm that this is the case and that I have been provided with a plaintiff’s lawyer,” she wrote. “Of course, this is disconcerting and that it affects me. But hate must not win.”
​
The forensic psychiatrists who examined Engström after the attack have determined that he was severely mentally disturbed both at the time of the attack and at the time they investigated him.
Engström is being held suspected of committing a terror offense through murder, and also through preparing a terror offense involving murder.
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She is the leader of the centre party and has been known for refusing to team up with the Sweden Democrats and has been attacked because of it.
She also accused the Liberal party at the last debate of willing to make a coalition deal with neo-nazis [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/swedish-centre-party-leader-accuses-liberal-head-of-collaborating-with-former-nazis-in-debate/2682232](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/swedish-centre-party-leader-accuses-liberal-head-of-collaborating-with-former-nazis-in-debate/2682232)
*”You are collaborating with Nazis,” Loof said in the debate that was dominated by discussions about the far-right Sweden Democrats Party.*
*Pehrson retorted that it is possible to talk to all parties.*
*But Loof took offense and said: “This is where we differ, that it is fascinating how he as a liberal politician defends SD (Sweden Democrats).”*
*She said, “Good luck with your cooperation with the Sweden Democrats, Johan Pehrson.”*
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This could actually be a huge turning point for her centre party as it is very well possible that some moderate and liberal voters may switch to the centre party if their respective parties do end up in a coalition with the Sweden democrats. The Liberal Party has already backtracked and said they will only work with sweden democrats in a coaliton if the sweden democrats are not the leader of it.
Popup obscures the entire content and can’t be dismissed.
~~You talk about a knife attack but link to a news-article about Annie Lööf and her party’s distaste for the liberals willingness to align themselves with the Swedish Democrats…?~~
Edit: Nvm, I got redirected to some completely different article at first.
There seems to be no indication of who the perpetrator was or their motives.