There is no suspect for the murder of Koran burner Salwan Momika a hundred days after the fatal shooting. If it drags on, it will eventually end up with the cold cases, says prosecutor Rasmus Öman to SVT News.
CrimeThe five men who were initially suspected of involvement in the murder of the Koran burner Salwan Momika have been cleared from the investigation and are no longer suspects.
CrimeSalwan Najem appeals the notable verdict of incitement against a ethnic group.
SwedenThe USA's Vice President JD Vance criticizes Sweden for having "convicted a Christian activist" for Quran burnings after "a friend of his was killed", reports several media outlets.
Swedish politicsThe picture is starting to clear of how it went down when the Koran burner Salwan Momika was shot to death in a residence in Södertälje at the end of January. I feel that we have the sequence of events pretty clear for us, says prosecutor Rasmus Öman.
CrimeThe five men who were arrested and detained following the fatal shooting of the Koran burner Salwan Momika but were later released are still suspects, says the prosecutor to DN.
SwedenThe investigation into the murder of Salwan Momika continues, but no one is detained since the five people who were arrested shortly after the fatal shooting were released on Friday.
CrimeThe Quran burner Salwan Momika was murdered before he could get his verdict. His lawyer Anna Roth believes that he would also have been convicted. I am convinced that they would have come to the same conclusion regarding my client, she says.
CrimeSalwan Najem is convicted of incitement to racial hatred following four high-profile Quran burnings in Stockholm in 2023. The actions were carried out together with Salwan Momika, who was murdered last week. The verdict will be appealed.
CrimeThe Quran burner Salwan Momika lacked personal protection when he was shot to death. This is reported by a journalist who is working on a documentary about Momika for Ekot at Sveriges Radio.
CrimeThe five people who were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of the Koran burner Salwan Momika in Södertälje have been released.
CrimeVice Prime Minister Ebba Busch (CD) compares Salwan Momika's death with the murders of teacher Samuel Paty and Catholic priest Jacques Hamel, who were murdered by Islamist extremists in France.
Swedish politicsWas Salwan Momika murdered due to religious criticism? If that's the motive, it shakes the image of Sweden, believes legal commentator Mårten Schultz. It would be a great failure, he says to TT.
CrimeSalwan Momika has been shot to death in Hovsjö in Södertälje. For the neighbors, it came as a surprise that the Koran burner was in the area. I'm not a scared person, but sometimes it just feels uncomfortable, says Åsa Sääf.
CrimeOn June 28, 2023, a Koran was burned for a few seconds outside the mosque at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm. It was Salwan Momika's first Koran burning. It was to be followed by more.
SwedenThe Quran burner Salwan Momika has been shot to death in Södertälje. Five people have been arrested and detained following the incident. Three of the suspects' lawyers tell TT that their clients deny any wrongdoing.
CrimeA microphone, pork, and a few copies of the Koran. That's what Salwan Momika and Salwan Najem had with them when they carried out their demonstration and burned the Koran outside Stockholm's mosque. Freedom of speech and a message, replied Salwan Momika when the prosecutor asked what the purpose of the action was.
SwedenDiplomatic crisis, a stormed embassy – and increased terror threat level. The Quran burnings in the summer of 2023 stirred up strong emotions in large parts of the Muslim world. Now, the Quran burners Salwan Momika and Salwan Majen are facing trial.
CrimeSalwan Momika and Salwan Najem are being prosecuted for incitement against a ethnic group following Quran burnings in Stockholm in the summer of 2023. The purpose is to express contempt towards Muslims due to their religious beliefs, says prosecutor Anna Hankkio about her assessment of the actions.
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