I wouldn't call his mother an unbiased source either to be honest but you have very valid points otherwise.
Solidarity confinement is not something I wish upon anyone but it is not like he is in total separation from everyone, he has had access to both "fan" mail and visits from his mother and lawyers.
Torture is indeed not therapy and should of course not be used. As for the less serious crime, If memory serves there are different types of prisons in Sweden and there is a great degree of separation between minor and very serious crime but don't quote me on that - I am not entirely up to date on the penal system in my home country.
That said, He obviously is a flight risk and that must be taken into account when discussing the issue.
Do you have a source regarding the fan mail and visits from his mother other than the sources that you have stated you will not accept because you believe there is bias?
Here is a Swedish press report covering her attempts early on to see her son, which were denied.
She has since reported that she saw was permitted to see him once, on September 18.
On November 10th she reported she was allowed to see him one hour a week, but some weeks it is cancelled because the guard that must listen to the conversation is unavailable.
> "I am allowed to visit him for an hour every week but this week the police men that must go with me to listen to our conversations didn’t have time to do so,” says Kristina.
> “This has happened before. Of course the uncertainty this creates makes his time in isolation more difficult. This is of course also obvious both to the police and to the prosecutor.”
The source here is torrentfreak and his mother, which you have suggested are lying and misrepresenting the situation. Strangely, there are no other sources I can find detailing how often and for how long she is allowed to visit. Given the widespread international interest in Sweden's abuse of human rights here, it is quite odd that there is a near blackout of reliable news on the case from the Swedish press. Since you live there perhaps you have some insights into why this would be so?
Do you agree that she was seeing him at most 1 hr a week, or do you have reason to believe it was more often?
Do you assert that someone held in solitary with the exception of a 1 hr visit each week is not really being held in solitary?
Solidarity confinement is not something I wish upon anyone but it is not like he is in total separation from everyone, he has had access to both "fan" mail and visits from his mother and lawyers.
Torture is indeed not therapy and should of course not be used. As for the less serious crime, If memory serves there are different types of prisons in Sweden and there is a great degree of separation between minor and very serious crime but don't quote me on that - I am not entirely up to date on the penal system in my home country.
That said, He obviously is a flight risk and that must be taken into account when discussing the issue.