STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors on Friday formally indicted two brothers for gross spying on behalf of Russia, suggesting the crime they are accused of could harm the country’s security.
Authorities have arrested the accused, aged 42 and 35, since last year, and have previously denied all charges. Their lawyers were not contacted on Friday for comment.
The Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter cited sources that one of them was working in some of the most important intelligence services in Sweden.
“The suspicion relates to a very serious crime targeting the Swedish intelligence and security system,” the Swedish prosecutor said in a statement. The crime is serious because it concerns very important circumstances “.
He added that “information obtained, transmitted and disclosed could, if it gets into the hands of a foreign power, harm the security of Sweden,” noting that most aspects of the criminal investigation are classified.
