According to the prosecutor, the motive was to ignite a race war, for example, by means of terrorist attacks against immigrants.
The group of neo-Nazis influenced the Kankaanpää region in Satakunta for years. Eventually, the police also became interested in the group’s activities. Suspicion about the plans was revealed and now the men are facing charges in court.
According to the prosecutor, the motive of the men who believed in the Siege ideology was to ignite a racial war, for example by means of terrorist attacks against immigrants.
Now the police’s preliminary investigation material also sheds light on the activities of Kankaanpää’s neo-Nazis. The persons shown in the pictures usually have their faces covered with balaclava. They also repeatedly show clear Nazi symbols.
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Two of the people in the photo are suspected of crimes. The photo is dated March 20, 2015. Police preliminary investigation material
Image dated March 20, 2015 found in device search. Police preliminary investigation material
In the photo dated April 21, 2017, a Nazi salute is made with the swastika flag. Police preliminary investigation material
The accused have also taken tattoos that fit the same theme. One of the defendants who got a tattoo told the court in his preliminary answer that his tattoos do not represent any ideology.
During the house search, 39.55 kilograms of dynamite, 1.42 kilograms of explosive fire wire, 4.74 kilograms of gunpowder and several dozens of electric pacifiers and timer pacifiers were found in the home of the accused. The explosives had been stolen. According to the accused, he had no intention of harming anyone.
Explosives seized during house search on December 30, 2019. Police preliminary investigation material
Weapons seized during house searches. Police preliminary investigation material
The suspected crimes were committed between 2018 and 2023 in Kankaanpää. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, six men have been charged in the series. They are aged between 24 and 29.
Three of them are accused of terrorist crimes: intentional explosive crime committed with terrorist intent and training for committing a terrorist crime.
Photo taken on March 1, 2014. The two defendants appear in clothes decorated with extreme right-wing symbols. Police preliminary investigation material
The subpoena application states that the members of the group have adopted a neo-Nazi far-right accelerationist idea in accordance with the Siege ideology. The effort has been to speed up the outbreak of a race war that destroys society, for example by means of terrorist attacks aimed at immigrants.
During the police investigation, the defendants have mostly denied having committed the crimes.
The prosecutor demands prison sentences for the men accused of terrorist crimes.
The court will give its verdict later.
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