Photographed his conscript children – prosecuted

Published 13 October 2024 at 17.02

Domestic. Six people are charged with taking photographs at a military protection object in Skåne during August 2024, after taking pictures of their relatives in rags.

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TwittraShare< p>The defendants, who according to information are parents and siblings of conscripts, were there to participate in the last deployment to soldier training this year.

Despite the fact that the facility is a protected object, they chose to take pictures of their relatives.

The regiment in question has previously had problems with private individuals who photographed the facility illegally, and security around the site has thus been a priority issue.

The defendants now risk fines of up to 20,000 kronor was for illegal depiction of protected objects, reports Dagens Nyheter.

The case is one of several concerning protected objects in Sweden and the criticized Swedish security thinking, which is based on the idea that one should be able to keep secret from Russia how publicly accessible places looks by prohibiting photography.