The memorandum, written by the Government Office's security chief, is dated March 21, 2023, but was not officially registered in the Government Office's records for over 21 months.
In a comment to Expressen, the Government Office's press service writes that the damage assessment was registered at a later time after it was deemed to be a public document.
According to freedom of expression expert Nils Funcke, it should have been done immediately.
It should naturally be registered in principle the day after it was drawn up.
He cannot see that there would be any exceptions that would allow them to refrain from registering the documents. Possibly, they could have claimed that the documents were working material and therefore not public.
But now they have chosen to register it, which suggests that they themselves believe it should be registered.
It is a minimum requirement in the principle of public access or the right to information that an authority should have order and structure. When it is such a serious matter, it is obvious that it should be registered.
