Well-known Police Officer Convicted of Gross Misconduct

The Svea Court of Appeal increases the sentence for a high-profile police officer who is now convicted of gross misconduct. The penalty will be a conditional sentence and a fine of 60,000 kronor. According to a statement from the Disciplinary Board, he will be dismissed.

» Published: December 12 2024

Well-known Police Officer Convicted of Gross Misconduct
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The man, who has repeatedly appeared in media contexts primarily linked to gang crime, avoided reporting suspicions that an informant handling large quantities of narcotics for him.

The Court of Appeal considers it proven that the police officer, who denied knowledge of the narcotics, must have understood that the informant was handling the narcotics in question. The fact that he did not report it meant that large quantities of narcotics could not be seized, which is why the service offense is considered gross.

The Disciplinary Board has previously stated that the man will be dismissed from his employment if he is convicted of gross service offense.

The story was revealed in January this year in connection with the police finding several kilograms of hashish during a traffic stop in Västerås. A woman was driving the car, and on her mobile phone, they found traces leading to a garage where they later found even more hashish.

A 29-year-old man who had the garage contacted the police and told them that he was an informant for the now convicted police officer. The 29-year-old was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for gross drug offense in the district court, but the Svea Court of Appeal acquitted him since he was convinced that the drug handling was sanctioned by the police.

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