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Social worker charged for 1300 illegal searches

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Key Points
  • Former social worker in Karlskoga charged for over 1300 illegal data searches.
  • Searches included individuals connected to gang crime and murder suspects.
  • Prosecutor says searches were extensive and lacked legitimate reason.

A former social services employee in Karlskoga, Sweden, has been charged for making over 1300 unauthorized searches in a data system. The searches involved people linked to gang crime, including two men suspected of attempted murder in autumn 2023. The woman claims she was unaware of confidentiality rules, but prosecutor Andrea Engström describes the searches as extensive and without legitimate reason.

The woman claims she was unaware of confidentiality rules

The searches were extensive and without legitimate reason

Andrea Engström, prosecutor

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