The couple, who are both under arrest, were arrested at dawn in the Stockholm area in connection with an operation by the Security Police.
The man has held several key positions within the Armed Forces both in Sweden and abroad, writes Expressen. Periodically, he has worked in connection with the military intelligence service Must. Today he works in another authority.
The woman also has a sensitive position at an authority, according to a source for Expressen.
Chamber prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist does not want to comment on the case for the newspaper.
— That’s the lid on it. We do not confirm anything. The matter is sensitive, he says.
Säpo has made a large amount of seizures in the couple’s home and at least one other address, Expressen writes. Among other things, it concerns mobile phones and computers. The house search has also been carried out at the suspects’ workplaces.
— I cannot make any comments on the matter. There is a ban on smacking, says lawyer Thomas Olsson, who represents one of the people, to the newspaper.
The crime of unauthorized position with secret information is classified as a crime against national security.