He was tried after the Easter riots in Örebro
A prominent Swedish fighter in mixed martial arts has been charged after the Easter riots in Örebro.
In the police photos, the man can be seen throwing stones and swinging a wooden club.
– I made it myself. He says in his interrogation: A piece of wood that you wrap with a thread.
Kimura was the first site to report on the highly rated MMA fighter who went to Sveaparken in Örebro on April 15, 2022. In his hand he was holding a wooden club.
In the interrogation, the man claimed that he would protest against the Danish Rasmus Palaudan’s intention to burn the Koran, and that the addition was “as a horrific thing”.
“I’m getting angry”
When the riot broke out, at least 71 police officers and 3 sniffer dogs were injured. The crowds destroyed equipment and vehicles worth millions of kroner.
According to the police, the MMA professional had a provocative role. He stood at the front of the ranks, threw stones, forced the riot barrier and threatened the police with a stick. He also allegedly encouraged other perpetrators to rush forward.
At one point, a policeman fired a warning shot at the ground in front of him.
– The fight went on for a long time, I screamed, I became angry, I was energetic, he explains in the interrogation, but then he tried to minimize his involvement in the violence.
Dangers of a long prison sentence
He didn’t intend to fight, he says, and the wooden stick was “small.”
– Yes, I threw stones, but I never met any police. I’m a bad thrower, if I hit something it might be a police car.
The MMA fighter has been in pretrial detention since August. He has already been suspended from his club, and is now charged with gross sabotage against blue light operations and aggravated violence against an official – crimes that can last from two years to life in prison.