On Friday, the first far-right suspicion of a terrorist crime was reported in Finland. Some of the content of the criminal suspicions is still obscured.
On Friday The Satakunta District Court arrested five men for a completely exceptional criminal suspicion. These were terrorist crimes suspected by a far-right group of fabrics.
Police have reported suspicions of aggravated firearms for terrorist purposes, intentional explosives for terrorist purposes, preparation for crime for terrorist purposes, and aggravated theft for terrorist purposes.
The suspected terrorist crimes date from May 2019 to December. The venue is Jämijärvi.
Because the names of the crime suspects are available from public sources through the arrest information, the media has been able to find out the backgrounds of the crime suspects.
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Instead, some of the content of the actual criminal suspicion is still obscured.
1. What kind of attack did the suspects possibly plan?
The most important open question is what kind of terrorist act the suspects planned. It is also unclear where the attack would have been possible and how close the act was.
At a briefing on Friday, police did not comment in any way on the possible attack due to the incompleteness of the pre-trial investigation. It is common for the police to remain silent during a pre-trial investigation on many material issues.
According to the arrest data, the suspected terrorist offenses date back entirely to 2019. If the men were suspected of having prepared for a terrorist act until recently, then the time of the offenses recorded in the arrest warrant could be expected to continue until the end of 2019.
2. What have been the roles of the persons suspected of the crime and are there other persons involved in the acts?
It is also not known what roles the persons suspected of the crimes have played in the acts.
According to police, the detainees form the core group of the suspect. However, at a briefing, police left open whether other people may be involved in the suspicions.
3. Why were the suspects only now re-arrested?
Police began investigating the suspected crime as early as December 2019. At that time, the men were suspected of a serious firearms crime.
They were arrested for some time in January last year on suspicion of crimes. Police at that time seized a considerable number of firearms, cartridges and explosives during house searches.
Police say they have been following the group closely ever since. Police have not commented on why the suspects were re-arrested just last week, even though arrest data suggest terrorist crimes were already committed in 2019.
4. What contacts have the suspects had with other far-right actors?
According to the protection police, the Kankaanpää group has no connection with organized far-right groups or party activities. The group in the Kankaanpää region represents an extreme accelerating trend of far-rightism. Members of such groups do not participate in open online discussions or demonstrations.
At a press conference, the Security Police stated that far-right districts in Finland are small. The members of the group may have had personal contacts with other people representing the same world of thought.
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