"The way this has been handled by the Prison and Probation Service on Gotland is scandalous. Dad will file a complaint with the Ombudsman, probably in August," his son Johannes Nesser tells TT.
Håkan Nesser has had to wait for his release, as it is called. To get extended freedom with an ankle cuff, 20 hours of activity outside the home is required - and in early May, Nesser was denied an ankle cuff because the Social Welfare Service considered that the writer lives in isolation and has no employment outside the home.
However, the matter was reopened following media attention.
According to the Prison and Probation Service's decision, the employment that 76-year-old Nesser will pursue is linked to the Lärbo Hometown Association, where he will be allowed to work according to a schedule. This is a condition of his release.
He thinks it will be a lot of fun to come to the local community association - he knows it. And then he probably thinks that in his free time he should write some books, even if that is considered inappropriate by the Prison and Probation Service, says Johannes Nesser.
Håkan Nesser has been sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for three counts of aggravated tax evasion. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service states in its decision, which Helagotland has noted, that the risk of recidivism is low.
Nesser debuted as an author in 1988 and has written 48 books that have sold around 20 million copies worldwide.
