Hultqvist points out that the first national security adviser was forced to resign due to carelessness with documents and that his successor must resign already after a few hours.
According to him, it's not just about Landerholm's and Thyberg's unsuitability for the job, but about Sweden as a collaborative partner and the image of Swedish competence and ability at the government offices.
I see this as a very, very big problem that they have put Sweden in, says Hultqvist.
"Deep problem"
He believes that what happened implies a "deep problem" for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) and his state secretary Johan Stuart, who are responsible for the government offices and for ensuring that the security clearance and recruitment process work.
The image becomes that we have a monumental incompetence when it comes to recruitment for a central position like this, says Hultqvist.
I'm afraid it will lead to a significantly lacking confidence in Sweden. This is a great damage one creates.
Hultqvist emphasizes that he does not know how the recruitment process looked like, but states that in addition to interviews, it is possible to conduct thorough investigations, for example, also of what is available on the internet.
All information
One should be clear about that this position, where a person should have access to all information from all our authorities on intelligence and security, says Hultqvist.
It requires a significantly greater depth in the preparations for the employment than what one may have had in other contexts.
TT: How big is the security risk if one seeks contacts on Grindr?
I haven't seen these pictures, but obviously, one has, and even the person himself, judged that he is not suitable for the job
TT: Could he have been a security risk already when he was ambassador under the S-government?
This is a service (national security adviser) that is even heavier than that. He has access to everything. It's a completely different dimension, says Hultqvist.
Since I think that experiences of this and other events are that regardless of how it has been through the years and which governments we have, so it's probably that one must be prepared to review these security processes that exist at certain appointments.
