It was at the end of December 2021 that a woman without a residence permit was detained when a cleaning company triggered an alarm at the then Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (S).
The incident provoked strong reactions, and it was questioned why companies working at the Prime Minister’s home were not better controlled. In addition, charges were brought against the cleaning company’s CEO for violating the Aliens Act and because, according to the indictment, the act must have been committed with intent or negligence.
Now, however, the CEO is acquitted of suspicion of crime. This is according to a judgment in the Nacka district court on Thursday, which SVT has seen.
“Has not been intentional or negligent”
A prerequisite for a conviction was, according to the district court, that the woman had been employed by the cleaning company. However, the CEO of the cleaning company claimed during the investigation that this was not the case but that she had been hired from a staffing company. By this, the CEO means that he did not have intent or was negligent.
According to the district court, there is not enough evidence for the cleaner to have been employed directly by the company, which is why the prosecution is dismissed. However, the company is ordered to pay a special fee for, according to ch. 20 Section 12 a of the Aliens Act, not having taken reasonable control measures when the woman was employed through a staffing agency. According to the verdict, the fee must amount to SEK 95,200.
The woman neither has nor has had any work permit in Sweden.
Terminated all contacts with the cleaning company
During the investigation, it also emerged that the cleaning company lacked a collective agreement. However, Magdalena Andersson said that the question of collective agreements had been asked several times.
“I have ended all contacts with the cleaning company. On several occasions, they have answered affirmatively to the question of whether they have a collective agreement,” wrote Andersson in a written comment to SVT Nyheter.
SVT has contacted the cleaning company’s CEO for a comment.