A government official has been indicted at Stockholm District Court for gross unauthorized handling of secret information, according to the Swedish Prosecution Authority. The man is suspected of unauthorized handling of information concerning Sweden's security, according to the authority. Senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist stated that the information had very high protective value and that the accused man took home and retained documents with secret information in his home and summer house. The information concerned matters of great importance for the defense of the realm, making the crime classified as gross, according to an official.
The diplomat is suspected of storing documents concerning Sweden's security in his summer house and apartment, according to prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist. The diplomat was arrested on May 11 last year during a Säpo raid on his summer house, as reported by major media. The documents were found in a chest in the summer house and in a pile of papers in the apartment, according to preliminary investigation images. The prosecutor states the documents contain information of a secret nature with very high protective value, as reported by major media.
Senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist states that the information had very high protective value and that the accused man took home and retained documents with secret information in his home and summer house.
The man was also suspected of having disclosed secret information by handing over secret information to a former politician in Gävle, according to the Swedish Prosecution Authority. The preliminary investigation regarding the suspicion of disclosure has been dropped because the prosecutor cannot prove when or how the document was disclosed to the politician, senior prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said. The investigation shows that the document contained secret information whose disclosure could harm Sweden's security if revealed to a foreign power, Ljungqvist added. According to Säpo's investigation, the diplomat handled the documents without intent to pass them to a foreign power, as reported by major media. According to Aftonbladet, Thomas Olsson, the diplomat's lawyer, described the accusations as completely unfounded. Olsson also said that the original suspicion that led to the intervention has been dropped, and using security police and the legal system to monitor compliance with internal document handling rules is surreal, according to Aftonbladet. He further stated that the claim that the diplomat was unauthorized to handle the information is completely unfounded, according to the same source.
In a separate case, Sweden has charged a 47-year-old man with spying for Russia by selling information to a Russian diplomat, according to prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist. The 47-year-old man worked as a consultant at several Swedish companies where he illegally obtained and sold information, according to Ljungqvist. The man was apprehended while meeting a Russian diplomat after receiving 27,800 Swedish crowns ($3,360), the prosecutor said. The suspect could expect a lengthy sentence if convicted; the maximum penalty for espionage in Sweden is six years, Ljungqvist added.
The lawyer Thomas Olsson says the diplomat considers the accusations completely unfounded.
A 33-year-old Swede was remanded in custody on suspicion of espionage, according to prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist. The 33-year-old suspect assisted the Russian intelligence service, according to Ljungqvist. The alleged crimes took place between January 1, 2025 and January 4, 2026, according to court documents, though this timeline appears to be in the future and may be a typographical error. The 33-year-old worked as an IT consultant for the Swedish military from 2018 to 2022, according to a spokesman for the military. According to www.thelocal.se, Hanna Lindblom, the suspect's lawyer, described her client as denying any involvement in espionage. In 2024, the man started a company specializing in cybersecurity focusing on offensive cyber operations, according to public records.
Sweden's domestic security agency's counter-espionage unit head said attacks on Sweden from other countries have broadened and deepened in recent years, according to www.aljazeera.com, where Daniel Stenling made the comment. Germany, Poland and Sweden expelled an employee of Russia's embassy in each country on February 8 as a coordinated tit-for-tat response, according to research from three sources.
The lawyer states that the original suspicion that led to the intervention has been dropped, and using security police and the legal system to monitor compliance with internal document handling rules is surreal.
The case number at Stockholm District Court is B 9299-25, according to an official. A major part of the information in the indictment is confidential, according to prosecutors. The offense is serious as it concerns circumstances of major importance; information could result in detriment to Sweden's security, according to chief public prosecutor Per Lindqvist. The indicted men have been detained since September and November 2021 respectively, according to research from three sources. However, this detention timeline appears to conflict with the diplomat's arrest in May last year and the 33-year-old's alleged crimes in 2025-2026; the dates may refer only to the diplomat case or contain errors.
Several unknowns remain in these cases. The identity of the indicted diplomat has not been publicly disclosed. The specific secret information involved in the diplomat case has not been revealed. It is unclear whether the espionage cases involving the 47-year-old and the 33-year-old are related to each other or to the diplomat case. The correct timeline for the 33-year-old suspect's alleged crimes is uncertain, as court documents list dates in 2025-2026, which may be erroneous. The status of the 47-year-old espionage case is also unclear; he has been charged but not yet indicted.
The lawyer says the claim that the diplomat was unauthorized to handle the information is completely unfounded.
Sweden's domestic security agency's counter-espionage unit head said attacks on Sweden from other countries have broadened and deepened in recent years.
The suspect's lawyer said her client denied any involvement in espionage.
The offense is serious as it concerns circumstances of major importance; information could result in detriment to Sweden's security.