Demands on Håkan Nesser -
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Demands on Håkan Nesser - must break the isolation

Nothing is stopping author Håkan Nesser from continuing to write. But to receive extended release with an ankle monitor, 20 hours of activity outside the home is required. This is what Christina Tingwall, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's release expert, tells Kulturnytt.

She does not comment on individual cases, but gives examples of approved employment:

Visiting an association, going to the library or doing other things that break the isolation at home, she tells Sveriges Radio.

Håkan Nesser, 76, is serving a 1.5-year prison sentence for three serious tax crimes and was reportedly promised extended release with ankle shackles. But according to his lawyer Conny Cedermark, his extended release was withdrawn after the employment he had declared was not approved.

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