{{A Norwegian neo-Nazi musician arrested by French authorities in July on suspicion of planning a terrorist act is due to go on trial in Paris.}}<\/p>\n
Kristian “Varg” Vikernes was detained after his wife, a licensed gun holder, bought shotguns and other weapons.<\/p>\n
Authorities later conceded there was no specific plot and they were released.<\/p>\n
Instead Mr Vikernes is now being tried for inciting racial hatred and glorifying war crimes in some of his writings on the internet.<\/p>\n
He is a self-proclaimed neo-Nazi who was once in touch with his compatriot Anders Breivik, the Norwegian far-right militant who killed 77 people in attacks in Norway in 2011.<\/p>\n
In May 1994 Mr Vikernes received a prison sentence for murdering the guitarist of a rival black metal band and setting fire to churches in Norway.<\/p>\n
After his release in 2009 he moved to France with his wife and children.<\/p>\n
French authorities placed him under surveillance. On 16 July they arrested the couple in the southern region of Correze after the wife began buying shotguns.<\/p>\n
Officials later said she had a valid firearms permit and released the pair.<\/p>\n
Mr Vikernes has vowed to sue the French authorities for arresting him with “no good reason” and “in the most brutal way possible”.<\/p>\n
He says officials have not returned his firearms or his ceremonial weaponry, including his swords, spears, and helmets.<\/p>\n
Since coming to France, Vikernes has continued releasing music and writing.<\/p>\n
He will be tried on incitement charges related to postings on his blog which prosecutors say were “anti-Semitic and xenophobic”.<\/p>\n
Through his writings he promotes what he calls “Odalism”, an ideology based on the idea that White Europeans should re-adopt “native European values”.<\/p>\n
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