This concerns image and film material taken in Rosengård late in the evening and early at night on September 3-4, 2023. However, interview material is not included, according to the ruling.
The editorial offices concerned have opposed the prosecutor's demands, citing source protection and the fact that disclosure would threaten journalistic independence.
Prosecutor Henrik Nordquist took the claim all the way to the Supreme Court, where it was rejected. He then submitted a new, more specific request to the district court.
The prosecutor's interest outweighs that of the media companies, the district court has now concluded. Those who were at the scene had reason to expect that the incident would be investigated by the police and the films and images were taken in a public place, the court notes.
The editorial offices affected are DN, Expressen, SVT, Sydsvenskan, TV4 and TT News Agency.
"This is not over. The process will apparently continue in the Court of Appeal," says Sydsvenskan's editor-in-chief Jonas Kanje on the newspaper's website .
