Swedish PM's Home Infiltrated by Reporter, Security Services Criticized

Swedish security services (Säpo) are facing criticism after an investigative report revealed how easily a reporter gained access to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's property, including his private bedroom.

The reporter from Aftonbladet posed as a volunteer for a workday at Fållökna manor, which is partly owned by Kristersson's wife, Birgitta Ed. The reporter used a false name and an AI-altered photo, yet received an email invitation after four hours and arrived on site six days later.

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I feel very safe with the security.

Upon arrival, Säpo guards reportedly conducted no security checks, neither asking for identification nor searching the reporter's belongings. Volunteers were later invited to the dining hall, where the Prime Minister himself led one of the work activities. During the visit, the reporter overheard details about the couple's routines, and Ed reportedly showed the reporter their bedroom, leaving them alone upstairs with an invitation to "go and have a look."

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It is Säpo's damned duty to answer for the security of the protected persons, whether the protected persons understand it themselves or not.

Despite the security breach, Prime Minister Kristersson stated he feels "very safe with the security." However, security expert Jörgen Holmlund disagrees, telling Svenska Dagbladet that it is Säpo's "damned duty" to ensure the safety of protected individuals, regardless of whether they perceive a threat themselves. He stressed that the residents' invitation to someone is insufficient for security protocols.

Säpo has stated to SvD that they take the protection of Kristersson and his family very seriously but declined to comment on whether there was a lapse in personal protection in this specific case.

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go and have a look