Sara Nilsson, responsible publisher for the site Dumpen, was convicted in early February of gross defamation after outing a man in a sex chat with a fictional 14-year-old girl. The Sweden Democrats offered to pay her court costs of about half a million kronor, but Nilsson is now hesitating due to a desire for independence. The case has gone to the Enforcement Authority as the costs remain unpaid.
In early February, Sara Nilsson, responsible publisher for the pedophile hunter site Dumpen, was convicted of gross defamation. The conviction followed the site outing a man who had sex chatted with a fictional 14-year-old girl. The sentence was a conditional sentence and daily fines of 14,400 kronor. Nilsson's court costs amount to about half a million kronor, of which 345,113 kronor are to be paid to the affected man.
After the verdict, Sweden Democrats' party leader Jimmie Åkesson wrote on Facebook that the party would pay both the fines and court costs. 'We will pay Dumpen's costs. The law should not protect pedophiles from detection. I have today contributed a sum to Dumpen after yesterday's defamation verdict against Sara Nilsson. It is primarily a symbolic gesture to show my and the Sweden Democrats' support for the operation, but more will come,' Åkesson wrote.
Despite the offer, the costs have not been paid, and the case has gone to the Enforcement Authority. An application for enforcement was submitted last week, and the Enforcement Authority confirms that an invoice has been sent to Nilsson with a deadline of March 23.
Sara Nilsson states that she and SD are in contact, but she hesitates to accept the money. 'I have said that we need to think about whether we really should accept money from a political organization,' she says. She emphasizes the importance of Dumpen remaining an independent organization and describes the offer as 'nice.' 'Above all, it is an internal decision within me. How does it affect us as an organization? How does it affect me as a person?' she adds. Nilsson says she might accept the gift due to the amount's size.
SD's press office states that the party has not yet executed the transfer but plans to contact Nilsson and fulfill the promise. Nilsson's lawyer Mark Safaryan has filed an appeal against the verdict and hopes for acquittal in the court of appeal.
