The brother was a gang leader – her murder was worth NOK 100,000 – NRK Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

The brother of author Faysa Idle was one of the leaders of the criminal network Shottaz in Sweden.

When he was about to get married, a bounty of NOK 1 million was promised among rival gangs to whoever killed him.

For the rest of the wedding guests, including Idle, the prize was NOK 100,000, says Idle.

She tells NRK’s ​​Nyhetsmorgen that it was naturally uncomfortable.

– But for me, the worst thing is that our mothers walk around with this feeling. They have come from war and sacrificed their lives for us to get better, but still they go with exactly the same feeling as they had in Somalia.

At the wedding, they learned that three young armed boys are on their way.

Two worlds

Now Idle has written the book “A word for blood” about growing up and the role she got as the sister of a gang leader.

– If you are not involved yourself, then you belong to a family that is. Then society says that you are just as guilty as the person involved in this problem.

The family lived in Tensta in Stockholm. It is located right next to the eventually notorious district of Rinkeby.

The first time she lost a friend, she was 15 years old.

– There was no crisis meeting, no adults who saw this as a problem that would continue. It may be because it happened in “our Sweden” which is a different Sweden from ordinary society.

While she saw the brutalities up close, her loyalty to her brother was great. This is how she also became an actor, according to Idle herself.

– I tried to do everything I could to protect my brother. If it meant lying to the police so that he wouldn’t end up in prison, then they did it.

Fears spread to Norway

In this country, several have warned against what they call “Swedish conditions”. They are afraid that gang environments and other types of organized crime will gain a foothold in the same way as in Sweden.

In March, the Norwegian Police Directorate, Kripos and Økokrim presented a report which showed that violence among minors and the threat from organized crime is increasing.

Professor at the Norwegian Police Academy Paul Larsson believes øthe rise in crime among the youngest is probably about something other than organized crime or gang-related matters.

As for the increase within organized crime he thinks so is just as much about the police now knowing more.

– We have gained better insight into a number of things that we knew almost nothing about five years ago. It concerns, among other things, that various chats and platforms, as Encorchat, which criminals have been communicating on was broken two or three years ago.

There has always been contact between criminal circles in Norway and Sweden, he says.

But Larsson does not rule out that the escalating situation in Sweden could spread. However, he believes that there will then be people from Swedish communities or acquaintances of them who will come to Norway.

– That one should, in a way, recruit Norwegian gang members and start running a shop in Norway. I have much less faith in that.

Idle believes that more people must take control if the situation in Sweden is to be overcome, and prevent a development in Norway.

– It is important that we all as individuals understand that we have a responsibility, and not pass it on to politicians and authorities.

She says the young people must be seen and explained what the problem actually is. At the same time, she warns against blinders within families.

– We have to make sure that we are not afraid of our children or explain them away.

Larsson also believes that the most important thing is to be aware of developments.

– Norway has a definite advantage in that there are relatively few key figures in organized criminal circles in Norway. So you probably have a usable feel for what is going on.

Asking women to put their feet down

At her brother’s wedding, with a bounty on her head, Idle decided she wanted to write a book.

– It was there that I understood that the boys who are on their way are someone’s son, someone’s brother.

She had long learned that there were no adults who would take control.

– There are no older people for us, so I decided that I would be the older person for the little Faysas.

Fortunately, the police managed to stop the three young boys, and Idle began to write.

– I am writing this book for all sisters and mothers who have never been able to use their voice. Those who have been killed and subjected to violence, those who have seen it up close. Those who have been to their brothers’ funerals.

She says these women are neither heard nor seen, but that they keep the structure of the home. Now they must dare to take more control.

– I write to teach them to put their foot down, and to explain to them that there is such a thing as “participating”so we can break it early and not fall victim to this.