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Denmark: Nazi letterbombers jailed

01 July 1997

Three Danish fascists, who were arrested after sending letterbombs to targets in the UK in January, were jailed at the Danish High Court in September (see Statewatch, vol 7, nos 1 & 2). The defendants were Thomas Nakaba, Michael Volder and Nicky Steensgaard; Nakaba was jailed for eight years while Volder and Steensgaard received three years. Nakaba will appeal his sentence.

Four letterbombs were sent in January. One was addressed to the former swimmer and television commentator, Sharron Davies, who is married to a black athlete; another went to the Anti-Fascist Action organisation. Two of the letterbombs were aimed at other fascist organisations targeted as part of an internal feud within Combat 18. One was addressed to the Combat 18 post office box while the other was addressed to Scottish nazi, Stephen Cartwright, after he left Blood and Honour and set up an alternative music outfit, known as "Highlander".

During the course of the trial it was disclosed that the letterbombs, disguised as video cassettes, contained dummy explosives, a fact that Nakaba was unaware of when he sent the devices, although the detonators were genuine. The detonators were powerful enough to have blown off the recipients hand. Nakaba also claimed that he was given the dummy explosives by Will Browning, the leader of one of the warring Combat 18 factions. Browning handed over the material in Autumn 1995 after purchasing it in eastern Europe. He is currently imprisoned after being found guilty of possessing threatening, abusive or insulting material - which included bomb making instructions - at the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, Nakaba has requested special security measures while in prison after receiving threats from members of the opposing nazi camp.