Published 13 December 2022 at 06.04
Domestic. Regional police chief Mats Löfving has now been reassigned due to the nepotism scandal within the police leadership.
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“Due to the recent attention to the regional police chief in Stockholm, Mats Löfving, as well as the preliminary investigation concerning gross misconduct that prosecutors at the Special Prosecutor's Chamber have initiated, the national police chief Anders Thornberg has decided that Löfving will have other duties for the time being “, the police write in a statement.
Deputy regional police chief Mattias Andersson takes over as acting regional police chief from December 12.
Mats Löfving had a relationship with Linda H Staaf, whom he also gave the position of chief of intelligence. Earlier on Monday, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Bengt Åsbäck announced at the Special Prosecutor's Chamber that he had opened a preliminary investigation into gross misconduct in connection with the appointment of Linda Staaf as police chief in 2015.
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