Sweden Herald - Latest Sweden News | Supreme Court acquits Swedbank's former CEO Birgitte Bonnesen of fraud by Sweden Herald

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The Swedish Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal’s conviction of former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen, acquitting her of all criminal charges related to aggravated fraud. The appeal court had sentenced Bonnesen to a year and three months in prison for allegedly providing misleading information about money‑laundering links between Swedbank and Danske Bank’s operations in Estonia during 2018 interviews with Svenska Dagbladet and TT. The Supreme Court ruled that whether such publications constitute a fraud offence must be assessed case‑by‑case and emphasized that the questions Bonnesen answered fall under the protection of freedom of expression, leading to her acquittal.

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