Swedish prosecuting authority has brought charges against a 35-year-old from Norway for two murders in Biskopsgården in Gothenburg in September last year. The two were shot while sitting in a car.

The 35-year-old drove away from police and customs officers. When he was about to be apprehended, he pointed a pistol at the police officer. The murders are linked to a gang conflict.

The man was extradited to Sweden on 9 October last year.

The 35-year-old is also charged with aggravated violation of the Weapons Act, according to a press release from the Swedish Prosecution Authority (Åklagarmyndigheten) on Wednesday.

The murders took place in the Lunden district on 2 September last year. The man was arrested the following night after driving away from both customs officers and police on his way home to Norway. Prior to the arrest, he pointed a firearm at a police officer.

He was extradited to Sweden on 9 October.

The man’s Norwegian defence counsel, lawyer Bjørn Aksel Henriksen, has previously said that his client has denied criminal guilt.

Swedish police link the double murder to a conflict between rival criminal networks in the Biskopsgården area of Gothenburg.

According to VG, the two murder victims had previously been convicted in Sweden. One of them was convicted in 2020 in a minor narcotics case, while the other had a longer criminal record. He had, among other things, been convicted of aggravated violation of the Weapons Act, robbery, and unlawful deprivation of liberty. (NTB)

The accused is referred to as a Norwegian; that can only mean that he has a Norwegian passport and becomes a “Norwegian” as soon as he crosses the border.