Fw: SAC Activist Murdered by Fascists
margaret (margaret@rie.net.au)
Wed, 20 Oct 1999 08:54:38 -0700
>Resent-From: iww-news@iww.org
> >15 October 1999
> >Stockholm, Sweden
> >
> >SAC Activist Murdered by Fascists
> >
> >A long-time, union activist within the Swedish syndicalist union,
> >Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation, SAC, was murdered by fascists
> >this past Tuesday evening, October the 12th at circa 9pm.
> >
> >The activist, in his forties, was shot three times outside of his
> >apartment in the Stockholm suburb of Sätra. One shot was directly
> >through the head.
> >
> >The syndicalist activist had recently played a crucial role in
> >exposing a well-known fascist, Robert Vesterlund, at his workplace in
> >southern Stockholm. The fascist had won the confidence of his work
> >mates and had been elected as the local union steward. Upon being
> >exposed however, the fascist was first removed from his union position
> >and later left the union under pressure from central union
> >authorities.
> >
> >In subsequent newspaper articles Vesterlund was quoted as saying "It's
> >time to get tough." Vesterlund has since then kept close tabs on the
> >syndicalist in question, amongst other things ordering the
> >syndicalist's passport photo (a public document according to Swedish
> >laws).
> >
> >Vesterlund was also involved, though never questioned by the police,
> >in the car-bombing incident earlier this year in which an antifascist
> >journalist and his eight-year-old son were badly injured. He has
> >recently joined the notoriously violent Swedish nazi group, Ariska
> >Broderskapet (Aryan Brotherhood). Vesterlund's fascist carrier began
> >in the youth organisation of the fascist parliamentary party
> >Sverigedemokraterna (the Sweden Democrats).
> >
> >The police arrested three fascists suspected in connection with the
> >murder late in the evening of Thursday the 14th.
> >
> >The SAC will hold manifestations across Sweden against fascist
> >violence and in memory of our fallen comrade on Saturday the 23rd of
> >October. Similar manifestations are encouraged wherever people wish to
> >show their solidarity.
> >
> >AntiFascistisk Aktion knows all too well which fascists are capable of
> >such acts of violence and terror. As long as the Swedish State
> >continues to portray antifascists and extra-parliamentary activists
as"public
> >enemies #1", while remaining docile in the face of repeated fascist
> >violence, we shall be forced to defend ourselves. The best defence is
> >a good offence.
> >
> >No Fascists On Our Streets!
> >
> >AntiFascistisk Aktion-Stockholm
> >Box 381 96
> >100 64 Stockholm
> >+46-739 98 01 59 [new]
> >PG 4849894-3
> >afastockholm@motkraft.net
> >
> >
> >www.motkraft.net/afa
> >[PGP keys available at website]
> >
> >Mot sexism, rasism, kapitalism och homofobi.