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Johan Pehrson Held Betsson Shares Amid Gaming Decision Controversy

Johan Pehrson Held Betsson Shares Amid Gaming Decision Controversy

Wed 30 Apr 2025 07:09 CEST

Minister of Education Johan Pehrson (L) had shares in the gaming company Betsson in 2024 without reporting it to the Government Offices. The same year, he participated in a decision regarding gaming companies, reports Swedish Radio Ekot

Expert on the Minister's Shareholding: "Be Cautious"

Expert on the Minister's Shareholding: "Be Cautious"

Sun 9 Mar 2025 08:05 CET

This week, Sveriges Radio revealed that Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) last year bought shares in the Swedish IT and defense company Mildef. Now Ekot reports that the minister participated in a government decision that later came to benefit the company

Despite massive criticism – anonymous witnesses are now allowed

Despite massive criticism – anonymous witnesses are now allowed

Wed 1 Jan 2025 09:31 CET

After years of debate and two government inquiries, it is finally becoming a reality: Anonymous witnesses are being allowed in Swedish courts. The government hopes that it can break the culture of silence surrounding gangs, while heavyweight lawyers warn of zero or opposite effect

Expert on the Land Survey Database: "Sounds like a breach of rules"

Expert on the Land Survey Database: "Sounds like a breach of rules"

Tue 3 Dec 2024 16:15 CET

Directors-General of government agencies may not conceal vital information from the government – it may in that case be a breach of regulations. This is stated by a professor of administrative law following Expressen's exposé of the National Land Survey's Director-General Susanne Ås Sivborg