{"id":172435,"date":"2026-06-16T15:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=172435"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:42:16","slug":"nya-avslojanden-om-botkyrka-ytterligare-kriminell-kopplas-till-maktskiftet-i-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/new-revelations-about-botkyrka-another-criminal-linked-to-the-change-in-power-in-s\/","title":{"rendered":"New Revelations About Botkyrka: Another Criminal Linked to the Change in Leadership in S"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New information from Swedish Radio\u2019s investigative program *Kaliber* once again shines a spotlight on the high-profile power struggle within the Social Democratic Party in Botkyrka. The investigation identifies yet another man with ties to serious crime as having been involved in the process that led to the ouster of Ebba \u00d6stlin, then-chair of the municipal executive board.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three years after the contentious conflict, questions surrounding the Social Democrats in Botkyrka continue to mount. The dispute gained momentum after the municipal leadership, during <strong>Ebba \u00d6stlin<\/strong> (S) decided to close ABF recreation centers following reports of, among other things, links to criminal circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A man with a criminal record participated in the nomination<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now it's revealed that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sverigesradio.se\/artikel\/ebba-ostlin-mordhotades-under-botkyrkakonflikten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sveriges Radio Kaliber<\/a><\/strong> that another man with ties to organized crime was involved in the 2023 change of power. The man has been convicted of several drug offenses, and according to police investigations, his DNA was found on an automatic weapon. He was also among those who nominated <strong>Emanuel Ksiazkiewicz<\/strong>, who later took over as the Social Democrats' group leader in Botkyrka.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emanuel.jpg\" alt=\"Emanuel Ksiazkiewicz. Photo: The Social Democrats in Botkyrka\" class=\"wp-image-172436 lazyload\" style=\"width:246px;height:auto\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emanuel.jpg\" alt=\"Emanuel Ksiazkiewicz. Photo: The Social Democrats in Botkyrka\" class=\"wp-image-172436\" style=\"width:246px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emanuel.jpg 434w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emanuel-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emanuel-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emanuel-150x180.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emanuel-300x360.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Emanuel Ksiazkiewicz. Photo: The Social Democrats in Botkyrka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 I have no idea who this person is, and if I\u2019d been asked whether I\u2019d accept a nomination for someone with those kinds of connections, I would of course have said no, thank you<\/em>, \", Ksiazkiewicz tells Kaliber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00d6stlin Breaks the Silence<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ebba \u00d6stlin, who left local politics after being removed from office, is now commenting publicly on the events. She believes the issue concerns democracy\u2019s resilience in the face of influence from criminal networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dBecause this was never about me. It was about democracy.\u201d<\/em>, she writes in a post on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ebba.ostlin\/posts\/pfbid03TeczCmULXgqmr2CmeXbd85nemB8HfpXsnvQmm41kZHJhSVxzLzkBZ2Ygcto2H8Rl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00d6stlin believes that the party has not fully investigated the information that has come to light in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Describes threats during the conflict<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Kaliber\u2019s investigation, \u00d6stlin also recounts that she was subjected to threats in the period leading up to the decisive vote. According to her, a man pulled up alongside her car and made a gesture that she interpreted as a death threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 And then he raises his hand and pretends to shoot me<\/em>, she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>S Rejects Allegations of Infiltration<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Social Democrats in Botkyrka maintain that the party has not been infiltrated by gang members. The party has held this position since the internal investigation conducted following the change in leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 When we look back and review the situation, we can conclude that there was no infiltration. There was no infiltration by gang members<\/em>, says Ksiazkiewicz.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another criminal has been linked to the S-feud in Botkyrka. Pressure is now mounting following new revelations about the dirty power struggle.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":73512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1520,205],"tags":[3705,157],"class_list":["post-172435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-stor","category-nyheter","tag-botkyrka","tag-socialdemokraterna"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}