‘I refuse to be defined by fascism’: daughter of murder victim speaks after death of neo-Nazi killer in prison | Far right

NEO-Nazi Killer and Bomber Pavlo Lapshyn could not serve the 40-year period of his sentence. 12 years after his imprisonment, he was found dead in his cell in Wakefield on Tuesday. The conditions of death have not yet been explained to the public.

Ukrainian citizen was 37 years old. In October 2013, the Muslim man Mohammed Saleem in Old Bailey sentenced 82 to the murder in April of that year.

Saleem was a pole of the local community that went home from the evening prayers in the mosque when Lapshyn stabbed him three times and stamped him on his head.

Lapshyn later sewed three booms out of the mosques in Walsall, Wolverhampton and Tipon. With Salem’s murder, he was convicted of explosion in order to endanger life and behave in the preparation of terrorist actions. It is not known to express any regret.

A picture of a picture found by the police on his computer had a smiling face and his lyrics and images with the slogan “White Power”.

Maz Saleem, the daughter of Saleem, said that the youngest of the seven children forgiven Lapshyn for taking his father’s life so cruel and terrible. It is a rare voice that is calm and healing at a time when hatred and division increases.

Im I wanted revenge in the first days after the murder, or he says. Um I wanted the pain that I felt by the man who killed him. I realized that living angrily would consume me and give more power throughout my life.

“I have come to a place for forgiveness because it is not helping to carry hate in my heart lately.

He has campaign against racism and Islamophobia for years, and does not want the killing of his father to continue the hate cycle among people with different pasts.

Im I miss my father every day. Pavlo Lapshyn is outside our house, except for our house, except our house.

“When I heard that he died in prison, my first reaction was not joy, not joy. I have lived with the consequences of his actions for more than ten years. I knew the anger so deeply that he kept me awake at night.

“It is time for me to forgive, because we need a world of unity. I wish to rest in peace and keep his family in my thoughts.”

In a short letter of Lapshyn’s death from the Ministry of Justice, he was informed about his death: orum I am writing to inform PL that PL had died in custody. As a result, the participation of the victim contact officer has ended and our contact with you will end. ”

The prison service said: “This was a disgusting crime and our thoughts remain with Mr. Saleem’s friends and family.”

Maz emphasizes that forgiving Lapshyn does not mean that he condemns what he does.

“The actions were heavily wrong and caused a tremendous pain. But I think it does not serve hatred. We must refuse to let the mistake of poisoning my heart. “

He is worried about the rise of anti -immigrant and extreme right campaignists: ız We have 150,000 people walking on our streets holding these views, very disturbing, very disturbing, ”he says.

Uz We live in dangerous times. My father’s murder was not an isolated event. Muslim women were attacked on our streets, a woman was allegedly raped, a child from Bangladesh was attacked. He was encouraged to the right.

“Britain should take violent violence to any other terrorism. This means protecting the places of worship, protecting counter -extremism programs, educating young people, keeping those who take into account the hatred and supporting the families of the victims beyond the first weeks of tragedy.”

He said that his beloved father, who came to England in 1957, settled in West Midlands, first worked in a steel business and then in a oven, he’s always “education is a key, knowledge is power” and encouraged him to stand up for the right thing.

“More than 6,000 people came to the funeral because he had spent his life by serving others – he was taking young people away from the crime, encouraging girls to receive education and bringing their neighbors together.”

He says that the decision to forgive Lapshyn is greatly welcomed.

“I got overwhelming support and solidarity. Women reached me to thank me, saying that racists should hear. I say to those who celebrate anyone’s death: I understand pain and anger, but we despise what we despise.

“My father’s story is not only part of the history of extreme right terrorism-this is a warning. The heritage must be more than grief. Confronting hatred, building solidarity and create a future that no one looks, how they worship or where they come from.