That Sweedish minister's death...

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-11-20 11:36pm

Did they ever catch the guy responsible?

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-11-21 02:00am

Yea.

They are doing a evaluation if he's insane or not.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-11-21 02:34am

Faram wrote:Yea.

They are doing a evaluation if he's insane or not.

hmm, was it a conspiracy as was initially feared?

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-11-21 03:31am

MKSheppard wrote:
Faram wrote:Yea.

They are doing a evaluation if he's insane or not.
hmm, was it a conspiracy as was initially feared?

Nope more like Lone nut.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-11-21 04:12am

Faram wrote: Nope more like Lone nut.

What was his motivation?

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-11-21 04:23am

Not really sure, the case is still under investigation.

But he's a nut so who can say?

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2003-11-21 06:52am

What were the minister's bodyguards doing when this happened ?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-11-21 07:34am

evilcat4000 wrote:What were the minister's bodyguards doing when this happened ?

It is common in a nation like Sweden for their ministers to forego any kind of major protection, they feel there is no need for it and it brings them closer to the people.

Look at the farcical visit to Tony Blair's hometown with Bush today. There are so many security operations going on that it's just a charade. It's no informal visit and no one is falling for it.

Additionally, I believe the minister in question declined any bodyguards anyway.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-11-21 10:47am

Faram wrote:Not really sure, the case is still under investigation.

But he's a nut so who can say?

Often nuts have odd motivations. The guy who shor Reagan in 1981 was trying to impress Jody Foster so she would date him. Yeah...that worked out great.

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2003-11-21 12:03pm

evilcat4000 wrote:What were the minister's bodyguards doing when this happened ?

She most likely didn't have any. In Finland no one in our goverment apart from the President and Prime Minester has bodyguards of their own. I think the situation in Sweden is pretty similar.

CJvR · Post by **CJvR** » 2003-11-21 12:03pm

The suspect - who is guilty as hell - is of Serbian decent and came to Sweden as a child. He was later sent back to live with his grandparents for some years before returning. The motiv for the attack seems to have been anger over the Swedish goverment's support of the bombing of Serbia.

However the guy seems quite crazy so it could probably have been triggered by anything.

Dralan · Post by **Dralan** » 2003-11-21 10:29pm

The latest we have heard on the news is that this Serbian expects to get a medal for great deeds done against an enemy. He seems to onestly think that all serbs will love him and greet him as a hero for the deed he did.

The swedish police representative that spoke too some news reporters yesterday said that they (the police) don't belive that he is mad at all and that this might just be a random chance murder. There is no evidence to suggest that it was planned out earlier.

Many critisize the swedish police for incompetence. Anna had on 3 separate occations requested police protection and had filed complaints that the police did not protect her.