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A Swedish appeals court fined former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm 52,000 Swedish crowns ($5,247) for gross negligence in mishandling secret documents left at a hotel in 2023. The court’s ruling overturned a previous acquittal by a district court and highlighted the security crisis in the Baltic Sea region following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Landerholm, who was a friend of former Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, had stepped down after investigations began in January 2025.

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In October 2026, Swedish appeals court fined former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm for gross negligence after he left classified documents at a hotel in 2023. This ruling overturned an earlier district court decision which had found him not guilty of mishandling secret information but merely negligent. The case has been embarrassing for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who submitted his resignation following the loss of parliamentary majority in September's general election. Landerholm is a friend of Kristersson, adding to the political tension during Sweden's deepening security crisis in the Baltic Sea region since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The Svea Court of Appeal determined that Landerholm's actions constituted gross negligence due to his careless behavior when leaving the documents behind.

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Swedish appeals court fines ex-national security adviser for gross negligence STOCKHOLM, Oct 19 - asserted

court → fin → negligence

A Swedish appeals court on Monday found former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm, a friend of the prime minister, guilty of mishandling secret information, overturning a lower court ruling. asserted

Landerholm → find → ruling

The case, involving documents left at a hotel in 2023, has embarrassed Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson as it unfolded against the backdrop of a deepening security crisis in the Baltic Sea region following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. asserted

it → involve → 2022

Kristersson submitted his resignation after his right-wing government lost its parliamentary majority in a general election in September, but he is leading a caretaker government while a new government is being formed. asserted

government → submit → government

Last year, a district court found Landerholm not guilty, saying he had been negligent, but not gravely. asserted

he → find → Landerholm

"Unlike the district court ... the court of appeal finds that the man disclosed the information contained in the documents through gross negligence," the Svea Court of Appeal in Stockholm said in a statement. asserted

Court → find → statement

"The only reasonable explanation for the man having left the documents behind is that he was quite careless when emptying the safe-deposit box where he had kept them," it said. asserted

it → leave → them

The appeals court fined Landerholm, Sweden's first national security adviser, 52,000 Swedish crowns ($5,247). asserted

court → fin → crowns

Landerholm, who has pleaded not guilty, stepped down in January 2025 after the investigations began. His defence lawyer was not immediately available for comment and Landerholm did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted

Landerholm → plead → comment

Swedish appeals court fines ex-national security adviser for gross negligence

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