Forssell has been summoned before the Constitutional Committee to be questioned about how he, as former Minister for Development Cooperation and current Minister for Migration, has acted in relation to cooperation on migration issues with Somalia.
The cooperation began in December 2023 and involves Somalia accepting more of its own citizens who are to be deported from Sweden.
Doesn't recognize himself
On the one hand, 100 million kronor in aid has been redirected to be administered closer to the Somali government, and on the other hand, five million kronor from the Ministry of Justice has been paid out via the UN agency IOM to pay for services at the Somali government office. This has been reported particularly by Ekot and DN.
"I don't recognize myself at all in parts of the media coverage of this case," says Forssell in KU.
And several members of parliament have, apparently without any deeper insight, claimed things that were completely baseless and completely incorrect.
According to sources cited by DN, the money has been routed via IOM to so-called "ghost workers", people assigned to a position without performing the work. The money is said to have gone to three already highly paid senior civil servants.
“Completely baseless”
For example, there has been talk that Sweden has financed ghost services. That claim is completely baseless, says Forssell.
On the contrary, we have continuously received reports from the services that Sweden has supported through IOM.
Forssell also points out that it has been alleged that Sweden paid out bribes.
It is at best a careless claim and at worst a deliberate lie.
He emphasizes that no one has been able to point out or prove any errors or irregularities.
Forssell also emphasizes that IOM is a highly respected UN agency, that the government has zero tolerance for corruption, and that cooperation with Somalia has been successful.
In 2024 and 2025, Somalia received 29 and 25 Somali citizens who had been expelled from Sweden, respectively, several of whom had committed crimes in Sweden.
