The 26-year-old enters the courtroom with his hood up, but takes it down as he sits at the front of the defendants’ bench, between his two defence attorneys.
During the investigation, Ildar Galiyev chose to remain completely silent throughout all the interrogations. Even when he is due to be questioned for the first time during the trial on Monday in the security room at Stockholm District Court, he makes it clear that he will remain silent.
Shaking his head
When the judge asks if he intends to answer any questions, he simply shakes his head. The same will apply to all the planned interrogations with the 26-year-old, according to his lawyer, Eleonora Johansson Bergdahl.
He will not answer any questions, Bergdahl tells TT.
She does not want to say why Galiyev does not want to speak at all.
The 26-year-old is charged, among other things, with involvement in four murders and five attempted murders.
Murder and attempted murder
These include a bombing in Fullerö, outside Uppsala, on September 28, 2023, in which a young woman died, as well as several high-profile shootings, including the murder of an 18-year-old rapper at a sports field in Fruängen, southern Stockholm, on September 27, 2023.
The indictment is one of the largest ever brought against an individual in Sweden. The crimes are linked to the Dalen network’s gang war with the Foxtrot network, particularly in 2023. The conflict is mainly about competition for drug markets.
For some of the crimes, Galiyev is accused of having been directly involved at the scene, but he is mainly accused of directing others to commit crimes from abroad.
On the first day of the trial, prosecutor Lukas Tigerstrand described how Galiyev has risen through the ranks and is now considered part of the core of the Dalen network, which is itself seen as one of Sweden’s most violent gangs.
Galiyev was arrested in the summer of 2024 in the area around Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, following cooperation between Swedish and local police. He was subsequently extradited to Sweden in early 2026.
The trial is scheduled to last until March 2027.
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