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This weekend, it was reported that criminals under threat of violence urged residents of Tensta to stay indoors on August 25 this year. This after that TV4 Nyheterna interviewed Therese Rosengren, area manager for the Rinkeby police.
The news has sparked reactions, including from Interior Minister Mikael Damberg. But according to information from SVT Nyheter, the complete description of the course of events is not correct.
“A misunderstanding”
According to the SVT Nyheter source, criminals in the area have urged several young people not to move late at night. This was because people were at risk of being exposed to violence in connection with an infected conflict.
The fact that Tensta residents have been asked to stay inside is described as a misunderstanding. SVT Nyheter experiences that many residents in Tensta now feel upset that they have been described as blindly living by the criminals’ rules.
At the location in downtown Tensta on Sunday, none of the people SVT Nyheter met with recognized themselves in the image that a curfew had been introduced. Several people contacted by SVT Nyheter’s editorial staff in Rinkeby on Monday confirmed that image.
Police: I’m sure
According to Therese Rosengren, Acting Chief of Police at Rinkeby, this is not a misunderstanding. The message that you shouldn’t go out spread quickly, according to her.
At the same time, he believes that this is a unique event.
– My colleagues noticed that there were unusually few people on the move in the town of Tensta. In connection with this, we also received information claiming that the criminals trumpeted that they should not go out after 18:00, he tells SVT Nyheter.
– We did everything in our power to make the citizens feel safe with reinforcements to the area and thus lift this so-called curfew.
Could the information have been exaggerated?
– This is information that has come to our knowledge. We also received direct information that they felt the presence of the police and that they once again ventured out into the streets and squares. The next day we began a special effort to work against criminal violence. During the operation, we have made two arrests since August, says Therese Rosengren.
– Tensta is big and a lot of people live there. It is good if this information has not reached everyone. But the police are building resources to be visible in the area and feel safe.
