The Salem March was organized by far-right organizations between 2000 and 2010 in memory of the murder of a 17-year-old boy with far-right connections, who was stabbed to death in Salem by a teenage boy of foreign background on December 9, 2000.
On several occasions, violence broke out, with brawls and clashes between right-wing extremists and anti-racists.
For the first time in 15 years, a new march will be held on Saturday, December 6. The application that the police granted comes from a man with connections to the Nazi NMR, something ETC previously reported.
The chairman of the municipal board, Arne Närström (S), tells TT that the municipality has not yet decided whether to appeal the demonstration permit.
"It's really sad for us in Salem that they're coming back, because it's blocking our municipality. We who live in Salem can't get home and can't leave during these hours, there are very few alternative routes to get around," says Närström.
Even before the application was granted, the police assumed that the demonstration would take place.
We have also taken into account that there will be counter-demonstrations, said police spokesperson Mats Eriksson, adding that the police will deploy "the resources that we believe will be sufficient."
Residents of Salem are organizing a Christmas market on the same day as the march. It started in 2010 as a counter-action to the far-right demonstration, according to Mitt i .
