The eleven people, seven youths and four adults, are all suspected of having participated in the riots that broke out after Rasmus Paludan burned a Koran in Malmö.
Three youths and three adults are charged with participating when police officers were stone-throwing and garbage cans were set on fire April 16-17. The police were also attacked with powerful firecrackers and Molotov cocktails.
"The police tried several times to disperse the groups that were at the scene, but the stone-throwing continued and the police were prevented from entering the area. Both police officers and police buses suffered injuries, says senior prosecutor Tanja Johansson in a press release.
"During the process, a city bus was also set on fire that had to stop on Västra Kattarpsvägen because of the burning barricade, and an environmental house on Bennets väg was also set on fire. The fire extinguishing measures by the emergency services were delayed due to the situation at the scene.
Burning barricades
The second charge concerns four youths and one adult and is about aggravated blue light sabotage April 17-18, a day later. By then, a large number of people had gathered and set fire to rubbish bins, tires and trailers on Ramel's road. When the fire was dragged out into the roadway, burning barricades formed and the police who arrived there were subjected to stone throwing and had fireworks shot at them.
"During the evening and night, the crowd carried out several rushes towards police officers and police vehicles, which is why the police were forced to retreat and at one point fire warning shots. During the night, fires were started in several environmental houses, private cars and at Rosengårdsskolan. The fire extinguishing measures of the emergency services were also completely prevented here in some cases and were greatly delayed due to the situation at the scene, says senior prosecutor Emma Ohlsson.
The trial of the eleven defendants starts April 24 and is expected to last two weeks.