A Finnish neo-Nazi group Finnish Resistance Movement (SVL) demonstrated in front of the railway station in Helsinki. File Photo – Lehtikuva.
A total of 22 people have been charged for the violent riots in Jyväskylä by the neo-Nazi group Finnish Resistance Movement (SVL) in August 2015.
Three of the defendants are accused of leading the violent riots. The maximum penalty is imprisonment for four years.
In addition to rioting, seven defendants are accused of assault and two are accused of impeding an official. The victims of the assault are two men and one woman.
According to the prosecutors, the suspects from the pre-trial investigation have largely denied the charges.
There has been no court date set for the handling of the case.
