All Swedish judges killed by SMS

Police: "Clearly it's serious"

A total judge was killed.

The move came via sms and the notification was reviewed by the police supporters.

"It is clear that we are serious about this," Carina Berg, head of the group and head of the preparatory phase of the trial of the supporters' police, told Sportbladet.

The registration is classified as illegal threat.

The text includes: "You will not live long if you are the judge." The address of the home of the referee is also mentioned in the message.

The referee tells the police that he "has been criticized for his bad matches but that he has never been threatened either for himself or for his family".

"Is a priority question"

The application is being investigated by the police supporters.

"It is clear that we are serious about this and are trying to solve it, it is clear that this is a serious threat," Sportbladet Carina Berg, group leader and head of the preparatory phase of the trial with the accompanying police.

She keeps:

"We do customary surveys to see where we can go, but I can not say more, it's a priority issue and we're working as fast as we can."

Martin Fredman, security officer of the Swedish Football Federation, told Expressen that the threats were rude and that they were aimed at both the judge and his relatives. Fredman recounts that the threats came after the match before the referee left the stadium.

"I was contacted about the threat and chose to join the police," Fredman told the newspaper.

The referee received an escort from the match and was driven to a safe place.

"Must be more responsible"

"We have routines to make sure that the team is well taken care of, both for the team and for their loved ones," said Fredman.

According to him, the federation had to use its security routines more often in case of threats. Fredman describes it as "extremely boring" saying that they are up in a dozen cases only this year.

At the same time, he urges football players and leaders to think longer.

"Many of these cases can be indirectly related to what players and leaders say and write after games, but obviously it's hard to create direct links, but it's clear that it can affect fans, who can even feel supported in their actions, if players and leaders cheer up the mood.I feel that players and leaders need to be more responsible there, "Fredman said.

Sportbladet has applied for the referee and he has not yet commented on the situation.

October 30, 2018 12:49