There was no legal basis for the prosecutor to disclose the confidential information that existed in a preliminary investigation, according to the Chancellor of Justice.
"She is also criticized for not making a sufficiently thorough and comprehensive assessment before allowing the names and images of the suspects to be published on TV and for not documenting her deliberations", says Chancellor of Justice Per Lennerbrant in a press release.
The decision to disclose information about a suspect can lead to "negative and unpredictable consequences" according to the Chancellor of Justice.
Only a few hours after the information was broadcast on "Wanted", a relative of one of the suspects was shot dead in their home. The Chancellor of Justice has not taken a stance on whether there was a causal link between the publication and the shooting.
