Malmö FF's team captain Pontus Jansson's name appears in the investigation. He is not suspected of any crime, but MFF has launched an internal investigation.
Chairs were thrown and one person was kicked and beaten. The violent brawl between around 50 supporters from Malmö FF and Djurgården IF on Fridhemsplan in Stockholm on September 16 last year is having legal consequences.
All twelve are MFF supporters and have primarily been identified through surveillance camera footage from the subway, said prosecutor Henrik Nordquist.
In addition to attempted robbery and drug offenses, people are also being prosecuted for these crimes. According to prosecutor Henrik Nordquist, more charges are to be expected.
In addition to video material from surveillance cameras, Nordquist has gone through supporter chats. There is MFF's team captain Pontus Jansson present – and according to media reports, he has shared sensitive information in a chat group that several supporters have belonged to.
He emphasizes that Jansson is not suspected of any crime, but thinks it is relevant to include his name in the investigation.
In a chat group where Jansson is present, discussions about organized fights between different supporter groups are taking place. For example, Jansson is asked if he has contact with supporter groups in England and Denmark that may be interested in organized fights.
Nordquist says that a large number of messages with strongly anti-Semitic content are present in the chat, but that Jansson did not contribute to leaving such messages.
The accused deny having anti-Semitic views, but claim that it is just internal jargon in the group.
The supporter prosecution is a step towards trying to put a stop to the chaos that has surrounded the football world in recent times – something that prosecutor Henrik Nordquist has previously warned can lead to more risk supporters being banned from football arenas for a long time.
