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Man arrested for illegal intelligence activities
2009-06-05 |Yesterday, the Swedish Security Service arrested a Swedish citizen on suspicion of illegal intelligence activities, which is considered a serious crime. The arrest was made in the Stockholm area.
The man was initially arrested in absentia, suspected on reasonable grounds of illegal intelligence activities. The Swedish Security Service has kept the man under surveillance for some time. The arrest was made on 4 June in Stockholm by Security Service officers.
According to Swedish secrecy legislation, the Swedish Security Serviceis currently unable to communicate any further information in relation to this case. Any questions concerning the case must be referred to the inquiry leader Chief District Prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand at the Prosecution Office for National Security.
The prosecutor has until noon on Sunday 7 June to request that the man in question should be detained, unless he is released.
As a rule, the gathering and forwarding of information on separate individuals in Sweden to a foreign power is a criminal act, if it is carried out secretly or fraudulently. This is a kind of illegal intelligence activity is referred to as refugee espionage, and is considered a crime against the security of the realm in accordance with Article 19 of the Swedish Penal Code.
Several countries conduct refugee espionage in Sweden. These countries often allocate extensive resources on charting and harassing regime critics and dissidents. However, refugee espionage is not directed only at refugees or asylum seekers. Persons who have lived in Sweden for a long time are sometimes targeted, especially if they are seen as dissidents or believed to pose a threat to the regime. It is an important task for the Swedish SecurityServiceto counter, prevent and expose refugee espionage.
Source: Swedish Security Service
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