Joel is a Swedish anti-fascist currently on remand for defending an anti-racist demonstration in Kärrtorp, near Stockholm, from a vicious attack by the neo-Nazi group Swedish Resistance Movement (SMR). During the fight, a number of the attackers were seriously injured and Joel was sentenced to 5.5 years on appeal. He is getting out on parole in 2017, and has a fine (4,000 euro) to pay of when he is coming out.