Björn Söderberg
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Björn Söderberg, born 1958, was a Swedish union active syndicalist who was murdered in Sätra
, Stockholm
on October 12, 1999.
Björn Söderberg had made a tip to the newspaper Arbetaren
owned by Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation (SAC) about his colleague Robert Vesterlund. This tip led to an article in Arbetaren on September 16, 1999 revealing Vesterlund, member of the board of the local union, as a Nazi. As a result of this Robert Vesterlund resigned his job and was forced out of the union.
This was the motive for the two men Hampus Hellekant and Björn Lindberg-Hernlund (both with strong ties to the Nazi organization Nationell Ungdom
) who visited Björn Söderberg at his apartment in Sätra on October 12 and shot him to death.
Hampus Hellekant and Björn Lindberg-Hernlund were convicted of murder in the Court of Appeal and Jimmy Niklasson, also a member of Nationell Ungdom, was convicted of “grovt vapenbrott och skyddande av brottsling”.
On October 23, 20.000 people gathered on Medborgarplatsen
to take part in an anti-fascist meeting and October 12 was appointed Day of Civil Courage by SAC. On that day a price in civil courage is given in memory of Söderberg’s murder.
Sätra
Sätra is a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. It has its own Metro station.-See also:*Sätra metro station...
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
on October 12, 1999.
Björn Söderberg had made a tip to the newspaper Arbetaren
Arbetaren
Arbetaren is a Swedish weekly newspaper, founded in 1922. It is published by the anarcho-syndicalist union SAC, Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden....
owned by Sveriges Arbetares Centralorganisation (SAC) about his colleague Robert Vesterlund. This tip led to an article in Arbetaren on September 16, 1999 revealing Vesterlund, member of the board of the local union, as a Nazi. As a result of this Robert Vesterlund resigned his job and was forced out of the union.
This was the motive for the two men Hampus Hellekant and Björn Lindberg-Hernlund (both with strong ties to the Nazi organization Nationell Ungdom
Nationell Ungdom
National Youth was a Swedish neofascist and openly racist organisation. National Youth was closely linked with the Swedish Resistance Movement....
) who visited Björn Söderberg at his apartment in Sätra on October 12 and shot him to death.
Hampus Hellekant and Björn Lindberg-Hernlund were convicted of murder in the Court of Appeal and Jimmy Niklasson, also a member of Nationell Ungdom, was convicted of “grovt vapenbrott och skyddande av brottsling”.
On October 23, 20.000 people gathered on Medborgarplatsen
Medborgarplatsen
Medborgarplatsen is one of the largest squares in Stockholm. It is located on Södermalm and is often colloquially referred to as "Medis". The square was once called Södra Bantorget , but was changed to Medborgarplatsen in 1940.The square is a common place for demonstrations...
to take part in an anti-fascist meeting and October 12 was appointed Day of Civil Courage by SAC. On that day a price in civil courage is given in memory of Söderberg’s murder.