Director-general arrested for corruption: “Must get to the bottom of this” – Update Journal

Minister of finance Per Bolund (MP) Björn Anderson take a time out. At the same time, reveals the prosecutor’s office that asked Björn Anderson suspected of serious crimes regarding breach of trust.

on Wednesday arrested Björn Anderson and fastighetsdirektören suspected of breach of trust, a felony. The director-general is accused of not having the act in relation to a former employee property manager suspected of extensive criminality within the national property board.

Björn Andersson was forced to leave his post and take a time-out with immediate effect.

– We look very seriously at it to be a corruption within the authority, ” says minister of finance Per Bolund during a press conference on Thursday.

the Government has decided to Marja-Leena Pilvesmaa shall substitute for the director general and the head of the State property.

” My first task will be to try to restore confidence in us as an authority. An important task will also be to take care of our employees, ” says Marja-Leena Pilvesmaa.

Employees struck in vain alarms

for several years, employees at the national property board have blown the whistle on alleged corruption to the director-general. But only in connection with the Cold Faktas scrutiny, the he event.

– Björn Andersson is involved in a criminal investigation and can during the time not work at the authority. We must get to the bottom of this story, ” said Per Bolund.

TV 4 Kalla fakta has revealed that a senior manager at the national property board used the tax money to renovated their own homes. The manager should also have arranged for a private dwelling for himself in a castle, and is accused, among other things, to have rigged contracts in favor of a construction company where his wife works. Corruption to be been going on for years and wagered a million.

Foray against the national property board

The previous high of the head is arrested on probable cause suspected of breach of trust, felony, and serious bribe-taking. The man’s wife is on probable cause suspected of aiding and abetting to breach of trust. also the felony.

Police beat and carried out a raid against the national property board during Wednesday and in the suspects ‘ homes. Computers, mobile phones and documents were seized.