The man was previously familiar with both the man who was shot dead on the exercise track and the now convicted killer. According to the man’s lawyer Sebastian Scheiman, that’s why the police turned to him and asked for his help.
– The police intelligence service asked him to find out who the killer was, when he knew the victim well and probably had knowledge of who could have performed the deed. It turned out quite quickly to be a correct assessment on the part of the police, says Sebastian Scheiman.
During a conversation at a football pitch in Årby, the man heard the killer telling us about the murder. He passed the information to the police. The man had the opinion that they agreed to be anonymous. But as SVT previously told, the information he soon reached the police to the prosecutor, who wanted to use it in the trial.
Wanted to do the house search – with the police
The prosecutor demanded to know the man’s identity, and even applied to do a house search by the police – a measure that the district court denied. But by that time, the man thought he was already revealed and agreed to testify.
The man today has a protected identity. Together with his lawyers, he has decided to sue the state. A copy of the lawsuit was submitted in advance to the National Police Chief who got the chance to come up with a counterpart. The reflection period has been extended in batches. On Tuesday, the police asked for another two -week deadline.
– We do not accept that, but we will submit the lawsuit tomorrow (Wednesday, Red’s note), says lawyer Sebastian Scheiman.