Notorious Mass Murderer Gained Access to Swedish Government Ministers
When the government presented its new tougher penalties for serious crimes, a convicted triple murderer was seated among the accredited attendees in the hall – still under a conditional sentence.
Notorious mass murderer gained access to press conference
On January 15, 2026, the government held a press briefing on tougher penalties for serious crimes. Among the journalists present was Ricard Aron Roland Nilsson (born 19760410) – convicted of triple murder, still under conditional release, and wearing a press badge around his neck.
The press conference was meant to signal a tougher stance on gang crime, repeat offenders, and violent criminality. But as the ministers presented their new criminal justice policy, Ricard Nilsson – previously sentenced to life for murdering three men at the Forsmöllan rest area in Klippan in 1999 – sat silently among the accredited attendees.
Nilsson was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2000, had his sentence commuted to 30 years, and was conditionally released in 2019 after serving two-thirds of his time. He is thus still under conditional sentence – a detail that apparently failed to raise any concern among the responsible press secretaries or the government’s security protocols.
Changing names – claims to stand for “equal value of all people”
When Ricard Nilsson moves through society, he uses different names. As a columnist for the small blogs Magasinet Paragraf and Nongrata, he appears under his real name. But in his work as a legal professional, or when representing companies, he uses the less traceable alias Aron Nilsson.
I previously encountered Nilsson at a far-left demonstration. There, he emphasized that he has “always believed in the equal value of all people,” but did not want to elaborate on his background. Shortly afterward, he continued by photographing immigration critics who were present nearby.
Dislikes the label “serial killer”
Ricard Nilsson has declined to answer my questions about his presence at the press briefing, whether he was recognized, or if anyone from the Government Offices’ security staff contacted him.
What he has openly expressed in the past, however, is his irritation over being called a “serial killer.”
Previously denied – but still let in
When I contacted the Swedish Parliament’s press service, it emerged that Ricard Nilsson had previously been denied press accreditation.
But that denial wasn’t based on a security assessment — it was because he couldn’t prove that journalism was his primary occupation.
