Tag: spy
The papers: A Swedish spy couple owned an apartment next door to a GRU agent in Moscow
Swedish security police arrested a couple suspected of illegal intelligence activities in Stockholm on Tuesday. 12:12•Updated 13:03 A couple suspected of illegal intelligence activities in Sweden has owned an apartment…
From the archive: Two historic spy scandals that shook Sweden
In 1963, flight colonel Stig Wennerström was arrested. He had worked as an aviation attaché in both Washington and Moscow. Among other things, he had revealed Sweden’s secret ties to…
Suspected spy couple: The Russian businessman is wanted in custody
A man is wanted in custody on suspicion of gross illegal intelligence activities after the Security Police’s raid on Tuesday morning. Another person suspected of aiding and abetting was released…
The spy brothers may be the worst case in Sweden ever – today the trial begins
Night raids on the workplace, searches of bank safes, mapping of eating habits and so-called dead mailboxes. These are some of the ingredients in the spy mess that became known…
Now the trial begins against the suspected spy brothers
Today the trial starts against the Kia brothers, who are suspected of gross espionage against Sweden. Peyman Kia and his younger brother Payam are suspected of having passed Swedish defense…
After the spy revelation – now authorities must tighten their controls
The Land Survey is one of the authorities that sees the incident with the two brothers accused of spying as a wake-up call. Security manager Peter Wengrud states that they…
The spy ring: The woman released – but the suspicions remain
One of the two people who were arrested earlier this week on suspicion of gross illegal activities has been released, the Public Prosecutor’s Office writes in a press release. The…
Sweden sent a message to the East when it caught the suspected spy couple spectacularly, the researcher estimates
According to a researcher of intelligence history, suspicions of spies in the Nordic countries have largely been dealt with quietly through diplomatic channels, because Russia’s information acquisition has also been…
Heightened security in case of impending spy trial
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screen Large parts of the trial against the spy-suspected brothers are expected to be held behind closed doors. Archive image. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT…
Heightened security in case of impending spy trial
The trial in the old security room in the Stockholm District Court begins on Friday, Måns Wigén confirms for TT. Two brothers, 42 and 35 years old, stand accused of…