The man, who denies any crime, says himself that he did not want to cause trouble at the restaurant by bringing the weapon into the restaurant. Therefore, he had hidden it under a protective vest and hidden it under the passenger seat. The car was locked and he believes he had supervision over it.
Therefore, he got a shock when he came out to the car after the meal. A window was broken and the complete AK5 with associated ammunition and the protective vest was missing.
The incident took place in October last year, but now it has had legal consequences.
The military man has now been charged and put on trial for misconduct at the Lund District Court and according to a document from the Armed Forces, he may lose his job if he is convicted according to the charges.
“Evidently they were not paying attention”
According to the Armed Forces’ own handbook for how to handle weapons when traveling, the main part of the weapon can be kept hidden in a car, but the so-called vital part, which can be detached, should be kept under constant supervision.
– The investigation shows that the car has not been under constant supervision, they have been in the restaurant for a long time with their backs turned and also had toilet visits, says the case’s prosecutor Love Lundin.
Unclear where the weapon is today
Is it the case that an automatic weapon belonging to the Swedish Armed Forces is currently in criminal hands?
– That type of speculation cannot be made within the framework of this investigation, but it is clear that it is serious when such powerful weapons end up in the wrong hands, says prosecutor Love Lundin.
SVT has sought the man’s lawyer.
But what should the military have done with the weapon when he got hungry? See the clip above.