No charges against Wallström – Aftonbladet

Prosecutor Alf Johansson put the preliminary investigation into suspected bribery relating to Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom’s home.

– I do not consider myself to prove that there is a service connection between donors and recipients, he said.

the investigation began in January in connection with Aftonbladet revelations of Municipal Workers’ Union. Wallström told herself that she had a rented flat of the League during his time as Foreign Minister. According to the Institute for bribes would home be an undue advantage and thereby a bribe.

Is no service connection

Today decided Alf Johansson, Chief Prosecutor at the national drive against corruption, to put down the investigation.

– it is obvious that she has received a lease, and it is the question of a benefit. But it also requires that she got it because she has a particular mission, there is a service connection. The service relationship can not I display between the representatives of local government and the Government, he says, and continues:

– I do not consider myself to prove that she did it because the representatives of the Municipal would have seen her task Minister of Foreign Affairs.

What would there be another reason?

– the only thing I try is if there is a service connection. Other types of connection can be that they are friends, relatives or other types of conditions.

Wallström: Good that it is undisputed

Alf Johansson says there have been about 25 interrogations and that they have obtained other documents during the inquiry. Wallström has however not been questioned.

Although the suspicions against the Municipal former treasurer Anders Bergström, previously suspected of bribery, is now written off.

– The investigation focused on bribery and acceptance of a bribe, but now the whole investigation closed down.

Margot Wallström is at a summit in Istanbul. In a commentary, she writes:

– I have received news that the preliminary investigation closed. It is good that this has been investigated. Now I look forward to focusing fully on my work.