The suspected men come from a variety of countries, says Simon Häggström. Some have been from Sweden, others have been here on temporary visits.
The women who have been exploited have also had different nationalities.
We have carried out a targeted operation against prostitution during the past two weeks, and we have struck on all fronts: apartments, hotels, and against open street prostitution, in order to push back the demand, he.
During the past two-week period, the World Championship in ice hockey was decided in Stockholm, and last weekend it was the Elitloppet at Solvalla.
At larger events, the number of prostitution increases. And we could see that already before we began, the number of women who came to Stockholm to sell sex increased significantly, the number of advertisements increased, says Häggström>
Simon Häggström describes the effort as successful, but with greater resources, even more crimes would have been revealed, he says.
It is clear that it was successful. Many have got a nose-burning. 200 crimes may sound like a lot, but the dark figure is enormous. What scares me is the enormous number of men out there who are ready to exploit women.
