Gang leader Ildar Galiyev is suspected of playing a key role in the Dalen network’s conflict with Foxtrot, which shook Sweden in 2023. The 26-year-old is now on trial in Stockholm on 24 felony charges, accused of involvement in some of the network’s most high-profile murders and bombings. He sees himself as a “sicario”, or assassin, prosecutor Lukas Tigerstrand tells the court.
CrimeHe is suspected of orchestrating a deadly bombing and several shootings, among other crimes. Now gang member Ildar Galiyev is being charged with involvement in four murders and a number of other serious acts of violence in 2023 and 2024. It is a gigantic indictment, says prosecutor Mats Ihlbom.
CrimeThe life sentence for Poya Shafie, a senior figure in the Foxtrot network, has been upheld by the Svea Court of Appeal (regional appeals court).
SwedenA network criminal rapper planned to have a competing rapper killed after an open conflict on social media. Now the 20-year-old man is being prosecuted for conspiracy to commit murder, reports SVT News Södertälje.
CrimeTwo men who are in Mexico have been detained in their absence. One of them is believed to be a gang leader who has controlled a Swedish gang from abroad in recent years. We clearly hope that they will be extradited, says prosecutor Ida Arnell.
CrimeThe man has been identified as the violence coordinator within the Foxtrot network and was previously sentenced to 18 years in prison for serious crimes. He is now being prosecuted for the murder of a 15-year-old who was shot in the head at a sushi restaurant in Skogås in 2023.
CrimeThe boy shot and killed three people and injured two by gunfire within a 24-hour period in Västberga and Tullinge in the autumn of 2023. The Supreme Court now announces that it will not take up the case for review.
CrimeThe USA is introducing sanctions against the Foxtrot network and its wanted leader Rawa Majid. Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party) welcomes the announcement. From a Swedish perspective, we view positively the steps being taken by the USA, he says.
Swedish politicsThe 14-year-olds Mohamed and Layth are believed to have been murdered on behalf of the Foxtrot network after allegations of lost pistols. The 31-year-old man who has been charged with the murder of the boys has not previously been convicted of serious violence, but has been described as violent. According to the indictment, he bought sex between the murders.
CrimeThe 14-year-olds Mohamed and Layth were kidnapped, murdered, and left at different locations in the Stockholm area in the summer of 2023. According to the prosecutor, they were murdered after being accused of losing two pistols from the Foxtrot network. Now, 18 people are being prosecuted.
CrimeThree young men and a woman receive life imprisonment for two shootings in the Stockholm area in the autumn of 2023, when one man died and one was severely injured. The deeds are linked to the internal Foxtrot conflict, but none of the victims had anything to do with the matter.
CrimeA prosecutor who is a cousin of the gang leader Ismail Abdo is convicted of having shared confidential information with his siblings on two occasions. The sentence is 50 day fines.
CrimeA prosecutor who is a cousin of the gang leader Ismail Abdo is suspected of having disclosed confidential information to relatives on two occasions. The woman denies any wrongdoing during the trial. I get very sad sitting here when it's me who has a very strong sense of justice.
CrimeThe son Alfred was described as a "project leader" for violent crimes. Now he is imprisoned for involvement in murder and bombings. In the book "Beloved damned young" Pernilla Pernsjö wants to describe the path that led him there, and how everything went wrong despite the family's efforts. I want people to understand that this can happen in any family.
CrimeSix people were hit by shots and two died when a man fired an automatic weapon directly at a crowd in Farsta, southern Stockholm. The life sentence is now being confirmed for two murders and 17 attempted murders against the 21-year-old shooter and his accomplice.
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