The 34-year-old man charged with attempted espionage for Russia denied the charges as the main hearing began at Stockholm District Court. He also objected to the court's decision to hold the hearing behind closed doors.
CrimeThree Palestinian protesters have been convicted of assaulting the Minister for Civil Defense, Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M). "I can say that the court has now put its foot down," he said in a statement.
Swedish politicsA 34-year-old man who worked for the Swedish Armed Forces is being charged with attempted espionage for Russia. The man has offered secret information from the Swedish Armed Forces in exchange for protection and Russian citizenship, according to the prosecutor. "This is a complex investigation into a difficult-to-solve crime," the prosecutor says.
CrimeArash "Ash" Pournouri sued Avicii director Levan Tsikurishvili for gross defamation. Now Tsikurishvili has been acquitted, Expressen reports.
TV & filmAn 80-year-old man who stole more than 900,000 kronor from a foundation to invest in cryptocurrency has now been convicted of breach of trust.
SwedenThe Court of Appeal's verdict in the so-called Ica case has been upheld. The Supreme Court (HD) has denied leave to appeal to a total of 13 people convicted in the case.
BusinessIt was "extremely unpleasant" to be persecuted and called a child murderer by a group of protesters last year. This is what Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M), Minister for Civil Defence, said at the trial in which four people are charged with harassment. "I feel that I am being violated," he said.
Swedish politicsThe trial in the so-called Lundin case concluded on Thursday morning in Stockholm District Court. Legal fees are expected to be record-high in the event of an acquittal - with the defense requesting 819 million kronor, Ekot reports.
Crime46 climate activists from Sweden, Norway and Germany are suing the Swedish state. They believe that the police and the judiciary are violating their rights. "I have been charged with sabotage four times," says activist Janine O'Keeffe.
SwedenThe prosecutor is appealing the district court's verdict in the insider dealing scandal linked to the software company Pagero Group, reports Dagens Industri.
BusinessEight people have been convicted of insider trading in connection with transactions involving shares of the software company Pagero Group. Five have been convicted of aggravated insider trading, while three have been convicted of ordinary insider trading, the Stockholm District Court said in a press release.
BusinessAnother man has been detained in the Säpo investigation into a serious sanctions violation, Expressen reports. According to Säpo, the two are alleged to have transferred goods that could aid Russia's war effort.
CrimeWhen a hand grenade exploded, a woman was injured so badly that both legs had to be amputated. At the time of a similar attack, several young children were in the home. Now the trial of a man in his 30s who is suspected of being behind both explosions is set to start.
CrimeHåkan Nesser has to wait for the remand decision. According to the family, this is because the case is so circumscribed. Håkan Nesser will therefore remain in custody longer because of media attention, his son Johannes Nesser tells Horisont Magazine. "It is horrible," he says.
EntertainmentNothing is stopping author Håkan Nesser from continuing to write. But to receive extended release with an ankle monitor, 20 hours of activity outside the home is required. This is what Christina Tingwall, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service's release expert, tells Kulturnytt.
EntertainmentAuthor Håkan Nesser meets the requirements for early release with ankle shackles "with flying colors," according to his lawyer, Conny Cedermark. Yet he remains in prison. The prison service's handling is incorrect, Cedermark says.
EntertainmentTwo women in their 20s have been sentenced to prison for several random acts of violence in Stockholm, including against a 78-year-old homeless man and a bus driver.
CrimeThe detained financial figure Günther Mårder has asked to be dismissed from his position on the board of the Swedish Public Employment Service, the Ministry of Labor told TT.
BusinessFinancial profile: Günther Mårder has been remanded in custody for serious insider trading by the Stockholm District Court. Mårder encouraged another person to trade shares in Raysearch, according to the prosecutor.
BusinessAmanda Rincon Jonegård and Sergio Rincon married on the Netflix hit "Love Is Blind." Now they are divorcing, Aftonbladet writes.
TV & filmA 35-year-old man is being held on suspicion of preparing to commit a terrorist crime and participating in a terrorist organization, a felony. He denies the crime, his lawyer said during the detention hearing at Stockholm District Court.
SwedenA Swedish man from the Stockholm area is suspected of stealing more than 60 million kronor from 25 wealthy Swedes. The largest sum he is suspected of obtaining on a single occasion is 7 million, according to prosecutor Johanna Kolga.
CrimeAfter almost four years of fighting to remove all the strangers who have been registered at her summer cottage, Ulla-Lena Lindqvist, 71, is getting her way. The state is backing down and admitting that her rights have been violated. "It really feels like little me has won against those big guys," she says.
SwedenAccording to prosecutor Henrik Attorps, civilians were displaced and killed when the Sudanese regime launched an offensive in the early 2000s to enable Lundin Oil's operations. He is now seeking prison sentences of ten and six years for former company executives Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter, respectively.
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