the Police quickly found that the fire at the garage on the Sallerupsvägen in Malmö during the Wednesday night was landscaped. Two men were arrested in the morning, both well known by the police, suspected of arson, alternatively malicious behavior.
the Police takes a serious view of the incident.
– It is a clear attack against the rule of law and democracy. The attack will, in all likelihood, from criminals who do not find themselves in the situation, namely the effective and successful law enforcement, ” says Stefan Sintéus to the TT.
– It has been put to it for the criminals in Malmö. They do not like the work of the police, you can call it reprisals, he continues.
linking the attack against the police to a ”more proactive work” against the grossly criminal environments.
” We have seen a big increase in the number arrested for serious vapenbrott. We take more guns and drugs seized. We have also successes in the investigations of the many murders and attempted murder that have occurred in the criminal environment. The attacks directed at us is many times a reaction of our work, ” says Thornberg in a press release.
He condemns the fire in Malmö and says that the police will continue to put a lot of effort in investigating these crimes and prosecuting those responsible.
“this is a serious attack against the police and the police officers who are charged with protecting the citizens,” he says in the press release.
the threat against police employees, according to Stefan Sintéus. He also points out that it is unknown if there is any link to previous attacks on police premises in Malmö, sweden, the latest in January 2018.
No one was hurt in the fire, but the police are now planning to take security measures for the staff and in the police premises. In 2018, was closer to 80 million to strengthen the security in the police station, and a further 35 million has been set aside to continue the work in 2019.
