Introduction
Evald Mikson (Icelandic: Eðvald Hinriksson), (12 July [O.S. 29 June] 1911 in Tartu, Livonia, Russian Empire – 27 December 1993 in Reykjavík, Iceland) was a goalkeeper in the Estonian national football team, winning 7 caps between 1934 and 1938. He has been accused of playing an active role in the murder of Jews in Estonia during his service as Deputy Chief of the Estonian Sicherheitspolizei in the Tallinn-Harju district during World War II.
Overview
Mikson has been accused by the Simon Wiesenthal Center of committing serious war crimes against Jews during the Second World War, when he was working as Deputy Head of Police in Tallinn/Harjumaa.
But in fact, Mikson was imprisoned by the Germans for hiding details about witnesses from his superiors. He escaped to Sweden in 1944, where there was never any question of extradition to the Soviet Union. In 1946 he was transported to the Norwegian border where a boat to Venezuela waited in Halden. However, the boat was stranded in Iceland, where he remained until his death.
According to Evald Mikson, the reason behind Simon Wiesenthal Center working so hard to call him nazi, is his "former college from Estonian Police, who is now rich man in Venezuela and who wanted revange after I wrote article about him and his crimes against Estonians in World War II".
1993. aastal Eesti Ekspressis ilmunud kokkuvõttes Islandi ajakirjas "Mannlif" avaldatud artiklist arvas Mikson, et Simon Wiesenthali Keskuse süüdistuste taga on tema "endine kolleg Eesti Politseist, kes on nüüd rikas mees Venezuelas, tahtis mulle kätte maksta pärast seda, kui olin kirjutanud artikli, kus ma nimetasin tema nime ja rääkisin tema kuritegudest eestlaste vastu Teise maailmasõja ajal."
Mikson was the father of Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, who played for Celtic F.C. in the seventies, and Atli Eðvaldsson, former player for Borussia Dortmund and player and coach of the Icelandic national football team.