Agrell: SR's handling of Ekoreporter must be investigated

Agrell: SR's handling of Ekoreporter must be investigated

The incident with the reporter at Ekoredaktionen who did a report about the suspected Islamist she also had a relationship with must be investigated. This is the opinion of Wilhelm Agrell, professor of intelligence analysis, writes SvD.

TT Wilhelm Agrell, author, peace and conflict researcher and professor of intelligence analysis at Lund University. The picture is from 2015. Picture: Ola Torkelsson/TT The reporter quit her job at her own request in October after it became known that she had a relationship with one of the six men that Säpo has pointed out as a threat to national security and that the government decided She had previously done a series of reports on the handling of the men. Cilla Benkö, CEO of Swedish Radio, also thinks that the decisions around the reporter were correct. “As a manager, you can only act on the information you have,” she said in an Eco-interview. Wilhelm Agrell is very critical. – The interview with radio manager Cilla Benkö, a few days ago, did not give much new facts, to put it mildly. You did not find out anything. Instead, they wave away and downplay what happened, he says. According to Agrell, SR's credibility has been damaged and he now demands an independent investigation into what happened. He lists the four most important questions: What information has Ekot and Swedish Radio received about the incident? Who received the information? When did you receive the information? What measures has Swedish Radio taken? – It's not about hanging someone or pointing a finger. I just think the case is too serious to be dropped. The facts must be clarified, facts must be reported. Corrected: In an earlier version, there was unclear wording about Agrell's demands for an investigationFacts

In May last year, Säpo detained a total of six prominent Islamists under the Special Aliens Control Act (LSU).

Säpo wanted all six deported as they were considered a security threat. According to the authority, they have a leading role in the extremist circles and contribute to radicalization.

The government has established the expulsion decisions. But because the men are threatened in their home countries, they cannot be deported at present. Instead, they are monitored with, among other things, a duty to report to the police station.

Of the six, three imams are active in Gävle, Västerås and Umeå. The other three are Gävleimamen's son, a former school leader in western Sweden and the man in Gävle who is now being prosecuted for breach of the duty to report.