According to the indictment, the defendant “grabbed the plaintiff by the neck, pushed him, grabbed his shirt and pushed him up against a pillar/wall and sofa,” the prosecutor writes.
At the end of September, Olympic gold medallist and expert commentator Stefan Holm physically attacked media personality Emil Persson at the Book Fair in Gothenburg.
“Damn hard” time
The incident was reported to the police, and Stefan Holm’s participation at the Book Fair was cancelled. Stefan Holm has said that it was a “series of unfortunate circumstances” that led to the incident. The time afterwards has been “damn hard”, he said in an interview with Nya Wermlands-tidningen a few weeks ago.
I grabbed him. By the shirt. I stand by the statement I gave immediately afterwards. Everything happens terribly fast, says Stefan Holm.
TT has been in contact with Stefan Holm after the indictment, but he does not want to comment and refers to his lawyer.
The lawyer, David BarDavid, opposes the incident being classified as assault.
My client, Stefan, has admitted that he pulled on Emil Persson and that he needs to be held accountable for it. He has agreed to be punished, but the prosecutor has nevertheless gone ahead with the indictment, he says.
Persson: “Waiting”
We believe that it is at most a minor assault, but more likely harassment. But now we have to wait for the trial.
Emil Persson comments on the announcement in a text message to Expressen.
“It was a much-anticipated decision,” he writes to the newspaper.
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