Left Party reports Jimmie Åkesson to the police, says matter could be criminal

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Left Party reports Jimmie Åkesson to the police, says matter could be criminal
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"What has emerged are serious matters that could even be criminal. There is much to indicate that it could be tax crimes, and this is a party that aspires to government power," says V's group leader Samuel Gonzalez Westling.

TV4's Kalla fakta has examined the Sweden Democrats and found shortcomings in the party's accounting of internal dinners and that the party's own subsidiary has bought large quantities of a book written by party leader Jimmie Åkesson.

Reduced tax

SD's subsidiary is also reported to have deducted expenses against income from a previous company. These are invoices worth hundreds of thousands of kronor, which has reduced the company's tax.

SD leader Bo Broman, a member of parliament and chairman of the Swedish Central Bank's General Council, has been involved in the scheme.

The Social Democrats' youth union SSU has previously reported SD to the Swedish Economic Crime Agency, but V's report is directed at three named individuals: Jimmie Åkesson, Bo Broman and communications manager Joakim Wallerstein, whom they believe should also be investigated.

"This is not a political game; it's about the fact that we cannot have a political elite that can escape responsibility. The law should apply equally to everyone. I am not saying this is criminal, but it is up to the authorities to investigate," says Gonzalez Westling.

External audit firm

He filed a police report in his own name on Wednesday, at the same time as the SD's half-day in Almedalen began. It's a coincidence, according to Westling.

"We've talked about it before; it's probably more of a coincidence. We've been doing this for at least a week."

SD has hired an external auditing firm to review the information that has emerged in Kalla fakta in recent weeks.

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