In SD member Göran Hargestam’s Nazi hideout there was a swastika trophy, “Mein Kampf” from 1933 and idol pictures of Hitler.
Now S is reacting to Expressen’s disclosure.
– There is a pattern in Jimmie Åkesson’s party, says Teresa Carvalho.
Göran Hargestam (SD) forgot the Nazi collection in his former office.
Photo: LISA MATTISSON
Göran Hargestam sits in the Riksdag for SD and previously had an office in central Valdemarsvik. After selling the property, a few boxes remained, and Expressen was able to tell you about the contents on Thursday.
In addition to campaign material for the SD and other papers, there was a range of Nazi items. Among them are two copies of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf”, from 1933 and 1939 respectively. There is also a tribute to the Nazi German military power and a trophy with a swastika and an eagle that pays tribute to a sergeant in the German air force.
The S requirement: Mark clearly
The revelation causes Teresa Carvalho, legal policy spokesperson for S, to react.
– This weekend, Nazis marched in the capital’s streets and now Expressen reports that yet another Sweden Democratic Member of Parliament is said to have a romanticized relationship with Nazism, she says in a comment.
These are not isolated incidents but a “pattern in Jimmie Åkesson’s party”, according to her.
Now she is making demands on the prime minister.
– I expect Ulf Kristersson to clearly mark against this. Silence is not neutrality – silence is normalization, she says.
The answer: Historical interest
When Göran Hargestam is confronted with the collection and gets to see a picture of the swastika trophy, he says:
– I do not deny that it is mine and I do not say that I know that it is mine either.
He says that he has had an interest in military history and plans to write a book, something that, however, did not materialize.
– Everyone who knows me knows that I figure nowhere in any way, in any context that could be troublesome, he says.
