The men in Jan Leijonhielm’s family became either soldiers or priests, but he himself has lived a life in the service of the intelligence world. In addition, he is a specialist on the Soviet Union and Russia.
He agrees with the security police that espionage against Sweden has increased and sees it as proof that the offensive work of the Russian intelligence service has had an impact.
The IB affair hurt Sweden
Jan Leijonhielm has worked at MUST, IB, Öst Ekonomiska byrån and FOI, and has now written the book “A Swedish Leijon: a life in the intelligence world”. There he addresses the IB affair from the inside and how it damaged the Swedish intelligence service’s work abroad.
In the Sunday interview, he talks about his unique experiences of dealing with agents, why they call a Swedish spy a source and what it has been like to live a secret double life.
Source: ICELAND NEWS