"Even after today's meeting, I can state that the images from the Director-General, the Board, and the media differ. We need to get to the bottom of this to ensure the Swedish Mapping Authority's important functions", says Infrastructure Minister Andreas Carlson (KD) in a written comment to TT.
The Director-General was summoned to the meeting with the Minister after Expressen revealed that confidential information was available in a digital archive and that customer service had handed out documents without having reviewed them for secrecy. Ås Sivborg was warned as early as 2023 about the deficiencies and was urged by the authority's security protection chief to shut down the archive service. This did not happen until May.
Demanding more answers
During the meeting, which the Minister describes as "a first", the Director-General has accounted for the events up to May this year. But Carlson is demanding more answers.
"The Director-General is to return to me with answers to certain questions".
Ås Sivborg is also summoned to the Defense Committee, where she will answer questions on Tuesday about what has emerged in the investigation. The Government will also instruct the Swedish Mapping Authority to report on how to strengthen and develop internal governance and control.
"We will closely follow the Swedish Mapping Authority's work", says Carlson.
"Well-balanced" decisions
The Swedish Mapping Authority's archive contains detailed maps and information about all properties in Sweden, including military installations and protected objects. How much confidential material has leaked out is unclear. According to the Swedish Mapping Authority's investigations, it is not possible to determine this due to the archive's log system being deficient.
Susann Ås Sivborg says in a written comment to TT that she stands by her decisions.
"They were well-balanced decisions based on the information available at the time of the decisions, and based on the role and instructions that the Swedish Mapping Authority has to adhere to", she says.
