The trial against the 14 people accused of kidnapping a famous music artist began in April last year.

According to the indictment, the persons, who are said to belong to various gang groups in Stockholm, have been involved in tricking the artist into an apartment in Vårberg in southern Stockholm, where he was then beaten and photographed in degrading forms.

After the incident, the artist must have been forced to hand over two gold chains and a Rolex watch to a value of SEK 163,000 and SEK 302,000, respectively, so that the images would not be spread.

He was forced, according to the indictment, to pay three million kronor.

The accused, including the rapper Haval Kahlil, were taken into the security room in Stockholm District Court on Monday morning, suspected of, among other things, kidnapping and robbery or aiding and abetting.

The rapper Yasin Mahmoud, who is accused of stamping for kidnapping or preparation for kidnapping, was also brought into the courtroom with a freshly shaved head wearing the prison's green prison clothes.

The plaintiff artist himself, who so far has not wanted to participate in the investigation, was not present.

Fooled to music studio

The evidence in the case largely consists of encrochat logs that have been decrypted and now form the basis for part of the prosecution.

It shows, according to the prosecutor, how the accused planned a first kidnapping in detail with the aim of taking his gold chains, Rolex watch and forcing three million kroner.

In the chat logs, Yasin Mahmoud is mentioned several times where his role is said to have been to trick the artist into a studio for a music collaboration and in connection with it, deprive him of his liberty.

But the plan is canceled at the last minute when Yasin is stopped in a car by police.

According to the prosecutor's case presentation, Haval Kahlil, in a new attempt a few weeks later, had tricked the artist into a car and together with several others had taken him to the apartment in Vårberg, where the assault then lasted for three hours.

According to chamber prosecutor Ida Arnell, the plan was also for them to take over as the artist's manager to receive future artist income.

"We will murder him"

The chat logs show how, after the event, there are repeated attempts to pressure the artist on the money.

When it fails, a bombing is planned against the artist's home.

When the police raid one of the accused's homes, a self-made explosive charge is found that had a fatal effect.

The messages also state that they want to put pressure on the artist's relatives and also kill the artist.

"We will murder him", it says in a chat message sent between two of the accused.

Proof of support

The trial, which is part of the larger so-called Vårbyr trial, continues tomorrow, Tuesday when an interrogation is planned with Yasin Mahamoud.

All defendants deny the crime.