https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The court of appeal has cut the penalty served to former Uppsala police chief Göran Lindberg to six years for a series of serious sex offences. https://www.thelocal.se/20101124/30404 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:07:00 +0100 30404 The police had a sample of former police chief and convicted sex offender Göran Lindberg's DNA, his mobile phone numbers and almost his whole car registration plate, already in 2007 but did not follow up the information, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.se/20100912/28938 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:40:00 +0200 28938 Göran Lindberg, the former Uppsala county police chief convicted in July for a string of sex crimes, has appealed his six and half year prison sentence. https://www.thelocal.se/20100819/28460 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:02:00 +0200 28460 A former principal of Sweden's police training college and chief constable of Uppsala County has been jailed for six and a half years for crimes including aggravated rape, pimping and paying for sex. https://www.thelocal.se/20100730/28098 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:57:00 +0200 28098 The sex crimes trial against former police chief Göran Lindberg has opened on Tueday morning amid intense media interest. Lindberg faces 23 counts of rape, pimping and buying sex. https://www.thelocal.se/20100629/27502 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:31:00 +0200 27502 A Swedish court has decided to make public most of the police investigation into alleged sex crimes by former police chief Göran Lindberg, whose high profile trial begins on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100628/27484 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:27:00 +0200 27484 Former Uppsala police chief Göran Lindberg has been formerly charged with sex crimes including aggravated rape in connection with a six month investigation involving nine women, one as young as 14-years-old. https://www.thelocal.se/20100623/27400 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:24:00 +0200 27400 Allegations directed at a former Swedish police chief suspected of rape continued to mount on Friday with a further woman accusing the retired officer of pimping. https://www.thelocal.se/20100422/26226 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:47:00 +0200 26226 Former Uppsala police chief Göran Lindberg, already accused of rape, is also suspected of involvement in the organised sex trade, a prosecutor said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100225/25202 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:04:00 +0100 25202 The allegations directed at a former Swedish police chief suspected of rape continued to grow on Friday with at least five women and girls now thought to be involved in the case. https://www.thelocal.se/20100212/24944 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:49:00 +0100 24944 Media reports of a sex ring link to a former police chief suspected of rape and plotting to rape minors are untrue, according to the police officer leading the investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20100131/24700 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:37:00 +0100 24700 A former police chief suspected of rape in an expanding sex ring investigation was remanded in custody on Thursday, despite his claims of innocence. A number of other well-known men are also said to be under investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20100128/24660 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:57:00 +0100 24660