A local politician from Värmland is being prosecuted for attempted murder, after shooting a friend in the stomach during a brawl. At the same time, the friend is being prosecuted for allegedly threatening to kill the politician, reports Nya Wermlands-Tidningen.
It was at the end of July this year that the conflict arose between the two men. According to the local politician, he had first been threatened over the phone and when he saw his friend approaching his house, he therefore fetched a weapon.
I was terrified and thought that the only way to save my life was to grab a weapon, said the politician in one of the police interrogations.
The politician claims he acted in self-defense, while the other man denies making unlawful threats.
