According to Petra Stenkula, the ongoing legal process is an important step forward in the fight against criminal gangs.

- We want to access the person behind the murders and not just the perpetrators, so this is a very important prosecution, she says.

- By listening to Encrochat in real time, we have been able to avert some of the acts of violence.

This has enabled us to prevent murders in these cases in question.

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"Created calm"

The police's work against the accused individuals has given a positive result for the situation in Malmö, according to Petra Stenkula.

- It's about order killings, loyalties that have been gathered to disrupt other criminal networks.

It has resulted in us knocking out two very large criminal networks in Malmö.

It has helped to create calm, she says.

Hear the police chief tell about the police investigation in the clip above.

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Several of the accused meet outside the Court Center in Malmö.

Photo: From the police preliminary investigation