In 2020, the politician posted a picture of himself wearing a Red Devils hat.

The title of the post read: "Finally Tuesday after a hard KF meeting".

Red Devils is a supporter's club for the Hells Angels that previously existed in, among other places, Norrköping.

Wanted to be a missionary

The man has been a candidate for the Christian Democrats since 2006 and has been a member of Linköping's municipal council since 2018.

SVT Nyheter Öst has searched for the man without success and the Christian Democrats in Linköping have asked the man not to comment on what has happened.

But the politician, who is a believer, states to Expressen that he put on the hat was to create trust in motorcycle environments that he wants to mission in. And among those he has spent time with over the years is also the Hells Angels subgroup Red Devils in Norrköping.

The politician is one of a total of 150 with connections to the criminal motorbike environment that Acta Publica found in its review of the last five elections.

Better candidate

The man's connection to the criminal network has been known within the Christian Democrats since around the turn of the year when an ultimatum was given, leave the MC club or the party.

Then he chose to leave the motorcycle club he was a member of, but did not renounce his political duties.

Something KD can't force him to do.

- If we had to decide, we would like to see to it that he resigns (his assignments redacted note) and then we would replace him with a new and better candidate, says Denisé Cassel, municipal councilor (KD).

Denisé Cassel (KD), municipal councilor Linköping Photo: SVT

Not current with exclusion

In addition to being a member of the municipal council, the politician has a leading role in a municipal company.

During the year, he was removed by the Christian Democrats from the municipal and Riksdag elections.

However, he remains on the list for the regional election because thousands of ballot papers have already been printed and his connections came to light after the regional list had already been finalized.

- At the moment, it is not relevant to be expelled from the party, says Denisé Cassel, municipal councilor (KD).