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Swedish court fines ex-security adviser for negligence
Swedish appeals court fines ex-national security adviser for gross negligence.
In brief
Swedish appeals court fines ex-national security adviser for gross negligence. Swedish appeals court fined Henrik Landerholm 52,000 SEK ($5,247) for gross negligence in handling secret documents. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
Swedish appeals court ruling
Swedish appeals court found former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm guilty of mishandling secret information.
“Unlike the district court ... the court of appeal finds that the man disclosed the information contained in the documents through gross negligence”
Case background
The case involves documents left at a hotel in 2023 amid a security crisis in the Baltic Sea region following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Fines and consequences
Landerholm was fined 52,000 Swedish crowns ($5,247) and stepped down in January 2025 after investigations began.
What to remember
Swedish appeals court fined Henrik Landerholm 52,000 SEK ($5,247) for gross negligence in handling secret documents.
