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 A schoolboy prank that got out of hand, or the low point of Swedish political debate? Sweden's newspapers are divided over the convictions of three people following the attempt by Liberal Party officials to access the Social Democrats' computer network before September's election. https://www.thelocal.se/20070428/7140 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:18:00 +0200 7140 Three people have been convicted over attempts by Liberal Party officials to access the Social Democrats' internal computer network. Former Liberal Party Secretary Johan Jakobsson and the party's press chief, Nikki Westerberg, were cleared. Young Liberal Niklas Lagerlöf was also cleared. https://www.thelocal.se/20070427/7138 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:55:00 +0200 7138 A trial that threatens to reopen old wounds in Sweden's Liberal Party opened in Stockholm on Tuesday, with four current and former staffers facing charges. The former press secretary of the party's youth wing has admitted illegally accessing the Social Democrats' internal computer network during last year's election campaign. https://www.thelocal.se/20070410/6951 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:07:00 +0200 6951 Tuesday sees the beginning of the trial surrounding the spying scandal that rocked the Liberal Party in the lead up to last year's general election. https://www.thelocal.se/20070409/6945 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:11:00 +0200 6945 Several leading figures in the Liberal Party knew that other party members were spying on the Social Democrats' internal computer network. https://www.thelocal.se/20070405/6911 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:20:00 +0200 6911 Six people suspected of involvement in the Liberal Party’s pre-election spying scandal are to face criminal charges, according to district prosecutor Maria Häljebo. https://www.thelocal.se/20061128/5635 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:08:00 +0100 5635 The Swedish Liberal Party has published the findings of its internal investigation into the unauthorized access to the Social Democrat’s internal computer network. According to lawyer Peter Danowsky, author of the six page report, there is no evidence that the information accessed has been used in any way. https://www.thelocal.se/20061113/5489 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:22:00 +0100 5489 A member of the Social Democrats' youth movement, SSU, has admitted handing over login details to the party's internal computer network to the Liberal Party. In return, he was given secret login details to the Liberals' internal network. https://www.thelocal.se/20061004/5112 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:58:00 +0200 5112 The Swedish election may be over but one issue is far from resolved. Indeed, the scandal surrounding the Liberal party's unauthorised access of the Social Democrats' computer network continues to grow. https://www.thelocal.se/20060930/5071 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:12:00 +0200 5071 The former secretary of the Liberal Party, Johan Jakobsson, is facing criminal charges over his role in the pre-election computer scandal, in which a party press officer gained unauthorised access to the Social Democrats' computer network. https://www.thelocal.se/20060926/5023 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:35:00 +0200 5023 Swedish Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg has denied that the party tried to bribe former press secretary Per Jodenius to keep quiet over how much he knew about attempts to spy on the Social Democrats' internal computer network. https://www.thelocal.se/20060925/5020 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:31:00 +0200 5020 The computer scandal which rocked the Liberal Party in the week before the election continues to reverberate. https://www.thelocal.se/20060925/5010 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:50:00 +0200 5010 Liberal leader Lars Leijonborg did not know that officials at his party were spying on the Social Democrats by logging into their internal network, the man at the centre of the scandal has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20060913/4872 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:46:00 +0200 4872 The Liberal Party wanted the media to chase scandals about the Social Democrats, and handed a journalist login details to the governing party's computer network. That is what former press secretary Per Jodenius told police during questioning. https://www.thelocal.se/20060912/4859 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:45:00 +0200 4859 A Swedish tabloid journalist was today officially named as a suspect in the scandal over unauthorized attempts to log in to the Social Democrats' network. https://www.thelocal.se/20060908/4831 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:36:00 +0200 4831 Many computer experts in Sweden are coming forward wondering how the Social Democrats were able to go so many months without noticing a break in their internal network. https://www.thelocal.se/20060908/4823 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:15:00 +0200 4823 Liberal leader Lars Leijonborg fought to win back confidence when he appeared for an hour-long grilling on public television on Thursday evening. https://www.thelocal.se/20060908/4822 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:59:00 +0200 4822 Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt has spoken out for the first time about the Liberal Party computer scandal that has engulfed Swedish politics since the beginning of the week. https://www.thelocal.se/20060906/4803 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 14:55:00 +0200 4803 Marita Ulvskog's comparison of Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg to a rapist has been criticised by feminists. https://www.thelocal.se/20060906/4800 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:33:00 +0200 4800 The scandal over the Liberal Party's unauthorized access to the Social Democrats' internal computer network is now threatening to engulf the leadership of Lars Leijonborg just eleven days before the election. https://www.thelocal.se/20060906/4799 Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:22:00 +0200 4799