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Sweden wants deeper defense cooperation with the United States
Sweden is preparing an agreement on deeper defense cooperation with the United States.
This is what Defense Minister Pål Jonsson (M) says during his speech at Folk och försvar.
– It will mean that we can get American support in place more quickly and make it easier for American forces to be able to operate in Sweden.
According to Jonsson, it is about storing American defense equipment on Swedish soil and what legal status Americans can have in Sweden.
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Prosecutor: The apartment main crime scene
According to prosecutor Adam Rullman, the picture of what happened to 21-year-old Tove in Vetlanda has become clearer.
It is suspected that the main crime scene is the arrested 20-year-old’s apartment, something like P4 Jönköping was the first to report on.
“The investigation’s view is that the main crime has begun in the so-called apartment,” he writes to Aftonbladet.
“That has been our hypothesis since the investigation began,” he writes further.
Read more here.
Woman sentenced for aiding and abetting serious rapes in Syria
A man and a woman are sentenced to prison for several crimes committed in Syria and Iraq.
The woman is convicted of human trafficking and aiding and abetting serious rape of children.
According to the verdict, she must have transported and housed her daughters in Syria.
“The woman’s purpose in this has been to contribute to establishing and living in an Islamic state organized under a strict Salafist interpretation of Islam, governed by the Islamic State (IS),” the district court writes in a press release.
The man is said to have married twice to one of the daughters when she was under 15 years old. He gets eight years and ten months in prison for child rape.
Police action on Lidingö
There is currently a large police operation at a residence on Lidingö.
The police confirm that they are working at the scene, but otherwise do not want to comment on what happened.
The text is updated.
Eight-year-old dead in Luleå – suspected murder
A man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of murdering a boy in Luleå.
The police now announce that the child was eight years old.
The man is related to the child, according to the police. He is now being treated in hospital for injuries.
During the morning, the police interviewed the man.
Later on Monday, prosecutors decided that the man should be arrested. He is reasonably suspected of murder.
Child hit by car
During the morning, a child was hit by a car in Strängnäs.
The police went to the scene and found that the child was not seriously injured.
The police will investigate what caused the accident.
Thailand reverses the entry rules
Last Saturday, Thailand announced that it is changing its entry rules due to the spread of the coronavirus.
On Monday, Reuters reported that the country has reversed course. The rules that all visitors must show that they have been vaccinated are abolished.
Visitors who are not vaccinated are allowed to enter the country, according to the updated rules.
Prosecutor requests extended prosecution time in Tovefallet
Prosecutor Adam Rullman has today requested an extended prosecution period in the investigation into the murder of 21-year-old Tove in Vetlanda.
The final report from the forensic examination has not yet been reported.
However, Rullman states that they have a clear picture of how Tove died.
“The investigation has a fairly clear picture of what caused the death,” he writes in an email to Aftonbladet.
At the moment, he is requesting an extended prosecution period of two weeks.
“But the investigation is starting to enter a final phase,” he writes further.
Read more here.
The government reactivates the civil obligation
The government is preparing to activate the civil obligation.
– On Thursday, we will give MSB the task of preparing a proposal to reactivate civil service, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at a press conference.
Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Minister for Civil Defence, says that it is above all about strengthening the municipal rescue service.
– We see that the municipal rescue service is not designed for the demands made in the event of an armed attack. The experience in Ukraine is very clear. Emergency services are put under very heavy pressure, he says.
Five boys robbed at lift – threatened with knife
Five boys under the age of 15 were the victims of a robbery at an elevator in Solna last night.
Several police patrols went to the scene and were able to arrest two perpetrators a short distance from the scene.
The boys are said to have lost their mobile phones and headphones after being threatened with a knife.
The two perpetrators have been arrested, the police say.
Palme Prize for the fight for women’s freedom
Marta Chumalo from Ukraine, Eren Keskin from Turkey and Narges Mohammadi, Iran, are awarded this year’s Olof Palme Prize for their fight for women’s freedom, writes TT.
“With their lives and their actions, these three women, together with many fellow sisters, have inspired others and through their commitment they have gone ahead and paved the way for the brave young women and men who are now taking the fight further for all of our basic human rights,” reads the award justification .
Marta Chumalo, feminist, gender expert and psychologist, has long worked to empower women who have been subjected to violence.
Human rights lawyer Eren Keskin has for decades defended ethnic minorities, LGBTQI people and refugees in Turkey.
Journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has for decades been a central figure in the fight for women’s rights and freedom of expression in Iran.
Ships have run aground in the Suez Canal
A ship has run aground in the Suez Canal, writes the news agency AP.
The shipping company Leth Agencies writes on Twitter that it is the cargo ship MV Glory that ran aground.
According to the Joint Coordination Center, the ship is loaded with grain from Ukraine.
Tugboats are on site and are trying to free the vessel.
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Why does Tove’s investigation feel so strange? Long periods of detention for the girls who are in custody, the police being extremely secretive about the circumstances and a what feels like an unusual investigation? Can you boil down the circumstances so that you keep up with where you are now in the process?
RK
Isn’t it the case that if it had been Russia that was behind the Nordstream attack, it would have been trumpeted out!?
But maybe it’s not Russia and then you have to SILENCE it!
That’s how the media works!!
Ugh
Hey Uff! At the moment there is nothing new to report about who is behind the sabotage. On Christmas Eve, we published an article on the hunt for perpetrators, citing European intelligence sources who are unsure of the Russian trail. You can read the article here.
But the fact that we would, as you claim, “shut down” something is therefore not true.
Hey! Do you have any new info on how Jeremy Renner is doing?
Monica
Hey! According to a spokesperson, Jeremy is said to be on the mend.
– Jeremy continues to make progress and is now awake. He talks and is in good spirits. He will continue to be cared for in the intensive care unit as the situation is critical but stable, says the spokesperson.
Here is our latest article about it.
Hello, I have a question. Do you know who is behind the attacks on Nord Stream yet?
JOHN
Hey! There is nothing that has been confirmed yet, so at the moment it is not known who is behind it.
How is Finland’s application to NATO going? Have they received the go-ahead from all countries?
Ann
Hey! Hungary or Turkey have not yet ratified either Sweden’s or Finland’s applications to NATO.
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