On Tuesday morning, an official at the aid agency Sida was arrested Today’s industry Be the first to report.
The man is suspected of having accepted large bribes in the service and also committed serious fraud in connection with aid projects.
The official is believed to have committed the crimes in the years 2021 to 2023, both in his role as an official at Sida in Stockholm and as an envoy at an embassy in central Africa.
Sida’s auditors became suspicious of the man and, after an internal investigation, the authority reported him to the police.
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Sida confirms to SVT that they are the ones who reported the matter to the police.
– We are investigating all suspicions and have reported the incident to the police ourselves. I can’t say more, says Johan Tjerneng, press secretary at Sida.
The suspected official has been arrested and tomorrow, Friday, detention hearings will be held.
Staff at the embassy concerned did not want to comment on the matter.