Bjuv Municipality is now investigating the consequences of the deal. Those who do large deals with a person designated as a terrorist risk being suspected of money laundering or terrorist financing.
The man is classified by the United States as a “specially designated global terrorist” and placed on a sanctions list. He is accused of smuggling oil from Iran and of supporting Islamist groups close to Iran.
Bjuv's Head of Community Development Niklas Ögren cannot comment on the risk that the municipality's actions have contributed to financing terrorism.
"You could say this problem hasn't been on our radar before," he tells the newspapers.
