Financing of terrorism
A study of countermeasures. English summary of Brå report
During the past ten years, a court verdict was reached in just four cases involving terrorist financing. This report, however, is mainly concerned with the measures taken by the authorities in order to counter the suspected financing of terrorism.
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- © Brottsförebyggande rådet 2021
- urn:nbn:se:bra-999
- Report 2021:6
About the study
In this report, terrorist financing primarily refers to that which is covered by what is sometimes referred to as the financing law, which came into force in 2002. During the past ten years, a court verdict was reached in just four cases involving the breaking of this law (legally processed offences). This report, however, is mainly concerned with the measures taken by the authorities in order to counter the suspected financing of terrorism.
The report is based on interviews with 70 individuals from authorities, municipalities, firms and civil society. We have also conducted a review of 200 cases that were deemed by the Swedish Security Service or other authorities to have a connection to the financing of violence-promoting extremism. To find out more about what characterises people suspected of terrorist financing, we have processed registered data for a population that is based on people who have been reported by firms on suspicion of terrorist financing.