- We do not accept that we who are elected representatives are threatened.
We must stand up to this type of force, says Per Lawén (S), municipal councilor in Forshaga.
The threats must have occurred in the 2018 election campaign by sticking signs with anti-Semitic messages on several of the municipal politicians' mailboxes.
According to Per Lawén, it is a clear indirect threat that was also reported to the police.
Says yes to democracy
- The marking is completely finished, we know you live here.
The address is clear, he says.
According to Per Lawén, it was people in or around groups Hammerskins, who have their headquarters in Deje, who were behind what happened.
The municipal management in Forshaga now stands behind the democracy initiative that SVT told about yesterday, which will be based on the story of the Jew Flora Gladh who survived the Holocaust.
She lived in Deje until her death in 2012.
- This can make a decisive difference.
Anyone who hears this story will never forget it.
Then you also get knowledge to stand up for an open society, says Per Lawén.
"Have more important things to do"
One of the leading people in Hammerskins tells SVT that they do not conduct any illegal activities and that he is not aware of any hidden threats from the group.
- I have more important things to do than sticking marks on politicians' mailboxes, he says.
He does not want to take part in any interview.
- No, we do not comment, he says.