In September, a man is arrested on suspicion of gross unauthorized employment with secret information, the criminal classification will later be changed and it is reported that the man has been deep inside the Swedish security apparatus.
– If such a person turns out to have worked on behalf of a foreign power, a great deal of sensitive information may have been leaked, says Wilhelm Agrell, professor of intelligence analysis at Lund University.
Both this man and his brother are later arrested for gross espionage, but they deny the crime.
Espionage in Sweden
Earlier this autumn, the first indictment in 18 years was initiated against a man who was later convicted of spying on the vehicle manufacturer Scania.
The fact that two espionage cases are now being brought to the attention of the same autumn, Wilhelm Agrell believes, is about the fact that the security police have in recent years interrupted espionage attempts rather than that the espionage has been on pause.
– You would rather prevent crime than bring things to light. Revealing cases of espionage that must be brought forward to prosecution, it requires large resources and it also has foreign policy consequences, says Wilhelm Agrell.
Source: ICELAND NEWS