Western Region gets new governor – the Express newspaper

Lars Bäckström stops as the county governor of Västra Götaland already in about three weeks.

“My advocacy goes out,” says the governor, who is also the government’s special investigator of that particular reception of asylum seekers.

the Year has been turbulent for Lars Bäckström. After GT’s revelations in June that he allowed himself to be invited on a luxurious dinner with alcohol and overnight by an entrepreneur within the flyktingbranschen he has been interviewed by the korruptionsåklagare and investigated internally.

the Matter to appoint a new governor is under expedited processing.

Bäckström has been governor for nine years. Any continuation will be, it does not appear to be for the 63-year-old, Skövde News was the first to tell you.

the Reason that Lars Bäckström stops he explains briefly as follows:

” My advocacy ends January 20.

it Can be a new advocacy?

” the Government has not set any such issue, so I can’t answer that.

In general is the governor, frugal in their comments. He asks us to come back with a request for an interview.

“Expedited processing”

It is ultimately the government that appoints the governors, but the issue lies with the ministry of finance, Gösta Brunnander has a press office.

” The only thing I know is that the issue is in expedited processing.

Neither the governor or the department to provide any information about why Bäckström by all appearances will not continue.

” I was appointed in 2008, then was förordandet in six years. It was then extended in 2014 with three years and my appointment expires, 20 January.

Had you wanted to continue?

I do not respond to the type of questions in this mode.

In June was the GT tell you that Lars Bäckström, who as governor is the government’s special investigator of the reception of refugees, on the luxury dinner and overnight of one of flyktingindustrins actors. A few hours earlier had the governor been in the meeting and discussed the financing of a new flyktingprojekt that would allow miljonintäkter for the life of the party host.

After the GT’s revelations about the lyxmiddagen investigated Lars Bäckström internally – and his position as the government’s special investigator for the reception of asylum seekers was challenged from parties from both the right and the left. A preliminary investigation was launched on suspicion of bribery where both Lars Bäckström and flyktingaktören served with the suspicion – toward their specific withholdings.

the Investigation was shut down at the end of september, with the justification that crime could not be proved on the evidence.

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the DISCLOSURE IN BRIEF

1. Government investigators of the reception of asylum seekers, the county governor Lars Bäckström and his wife are treated to luxury dinner, free alcohol and a night of AB Skara stadshotell – a company that makes millions on the flyktingboenden.

2. Hours before the party has a företagargrupp, where the stadshotell owner Bengt Roser included, called the governor to a meeting at the hotel. The governor may issue of the authority he leads, the county administrative board in Västra Götaland, can go in with money in a new flyktingprojekt.

3. Flyktingprojektet would secure the lease of the large parts of the Skara stadshotell – a miljonaffär for the subsequent life of the party host.

4. In behalf of investigators of the right reception of asylum seekers, Lars Bäckström give suggestions for rule changes that would benefit the entrepreneurship group and its projects.

5. The county governor Lars Bäckström denies first of all the personal ties to the entrepreneurship group. Skara stadshotell’s owners, in turn, say that the guests at the party are close friends, even the governor – but the bill ends up as the owner of the company.

6. The institute against bribery question the relationship, the meetings and the party.

the Representative was extended

She notes that the representative Göte Bernhardsson received his appointment extended by a further after his nine-year period until retirement. According to what the GT experience had 63-year-old Backstrom wished for a similar solution, but it does not appear to be.

“I can’t comment if it is appropriate to give a sitting governor a new advocacy,” says Gösta Brunnander at the ministry of finance.

It is likely not an issue because it only leaves us with three weeks to 20 January. It is not likely that you have a clear governor to present before the Campaign ends.

In that case, a governor to be appointed with a temporary advocacy. It would in that case be able to be backstrom’s closest associates, länsöverdirektör Lisbeth Schultze.

” such A “tf-solution” made recently in Kalmar county, ” says Gösta Brunnander.

the Government has its next meeting January 12. It is likely that the man then appoints a temporary successor.