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Things look a little different in Sweden then, say, the United States. Following being deported from Cambodia to Sweden, without so much as an explanation why, Gottfrid Svartholm, cofounder of Pirate-Bay internet torrent source, is being detained for at least two weeks without even being charged.
The possible charge, whether legitimate or not, would be that he hacked Logica, a Swedish IT company that processes taxes. Prosecutor Henry Olin is the one calling for detention without charges, claiming that Svortholm, if free, could balk the investigation.
“He is suspected of this breach of data security. The court ruled that there is a risk he could affect the evidence in the investigation, and that there is a risk he could be committing crimes again.”
That, apparently, is why he can’t have any contact with friends, families, newspapers or the media.
“According to the Swedish system, when preliminary investigation is finished, I as prosecutor will decide whether to prosecute him. … In the Swedish system it is quite usual for people to be detained on this legal ground, and it gives me the possibility to prevent him from having contact with other people,” explained Olin.
With such a system, Gottfrid could face longer and longer detentions, depending on whether the prosecutor wants to extend the investigation.
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