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The information about the curfew comes from Therese Rosengren, head of the Rinkeby police area. According to the police chief, his employees reacted to the fact that so few people moved in Tensta on August 25 this year.
Through its intelligence channels Police were told that it was people from criminal groups who had urged residents not to leave after 6 p.m., otherwise they were at risk of serious violence.
Nalin Pekgul, a former deputy of the Social Democrats, lives in Tensta and reacted to the task of the chief of police.
– I have lived here for 40 years and I know many of those who live here. I have talked to people both yesterday and today and no one has heard of any curfew. What sources do the police have? That’s what I’m wondering, he says.
Pekgul worked on August 25 and did not notice any difference that there would be fewer people on the move when he returned home at 7 o’clock.
He says that there are rumors that people from criminal circles are threatened and warned to stay in Tensta, but what he reacts to is that it was said that it was a kind of general curfew that had been issued.
– Nobody knows. What the police say is not true.
Police Chief Therese Rosengren sticks to her task when DN talks to her on Sunday.
How do you see that Nalin Pekgul is not recognized in your photo?
– It’s great if she hasn’t experienced it that way, but my employees have reacted together intelligently that this was the case, says Therese Rosengren.
Has there been a curfew several times?
– That hasn’t caught our attention. Without what we have received confirmation, this is what we noticed on August 25.
How do you see criminals doing this?
– It is incredibly serious and completely unacceptable. There are rules and laws to follow and criminals should not set their own rules.
Is there a risk that the police will create anxiety and reinforce the negative image of Tensta by saying things in which the neighbors do not recognize themselves?
– I can’t answer that. As far as our knowledge is concerned, we did everything in our power to make people feel safe. It is also part of our working methods to combat gang crime.
According to Therese Rosengren, the police put a lot of resources into making Tensta residents feel safe and secure. Immediately after the incident, they also strengthened the police presence with more visible police officers in the area.
Therese Rosengren believes that the additional investment has had an effect and that today they have a high police presence so that citizens feel safe.
Nalin Pekgul emphasizes that she believes the police are doing a good job and appreciates the improved presence and that more surveillance cameras have been installed. He is also aware that Tensta is plagued with many problems where gang crime is one of them.
– I have never been silent about the problems we have in Tensta, I have talked about that for fifteen years. But what I reacted to was that the police said there was suddenly a curfew. Although no one has heard of him. It is generally not known, says Nalin Pekgul.
Read more: Criminals issued curfews in Tensta
