Legion Wasa was a Swedish neo-Nazi paramilitary [1] [2] organisation founded in 1999. [3]
The members of Legion Wasa have reportedly been preparing for race war, [2] and once made preparations for helping out Saddam Hussein in the Iraq War against the invading United States Army. [1] [4] The offer was however turned down by the Iraqi embassy in Sweden. [3] Led by Curt Linusson, a former UN soldier and Home Guard officer, the group has conducted field practice in the forests of Västra Götaland County. [1] [2] The organisation is said to have between 25 and 30 members. [3]
In 2004 four members of the organisation were arrested, charged with plotting mass murders of political opponents, and of forming a terrorist cell inspired by the novel The Turner Diaries. [2] All four were acquitted for terrorism charges, although three of the charged were convicted for violence and drug charges, with sentences ranging from one to two years imprisonment. [5]
The organisation has been inactive since around 2010. [6] [7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Andreas Harne (2003-02-18). "Nazisterna vill hjälpa Saddam" [The Nazis want to help Saddam] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06.
- ^ a b c d "Han tränar för raskrig". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2004-11-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ a b c "Raggaren som blev ökänd nynazist" [The raggare who became an infamous Neo-Nazi]. Expressen (in Swedish). 2004-06-07.
- ^ "Svenskar söker visum till Irak". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 2003-02-28. Archived from the original on 2003-03-14. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ Richard Slätt; Andreas Dalbro (2005-02-01). "Friade för terroristbrott". Expo (in Swedish).
- ^ "Han är förberedd på ett raskrig" [He is prepared for a race war]. Expressen (in Swedish). 2014-09-13.
- ^ Axel Bengtsson; Daniel Vergara (2012-11-21). "Nazistveteran på väg in i fullmäktige". Expo (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2016-11-04.