STOCKHOLM (AP) — A man was charged Friday with spying on 13 military installations in Sweden — gaining information that “make it possible to map military infrastructure of great importance for national defense,” a prosecutor said.
The 51-year-old, whose name and citizenship were not revealed, had spread the information on a secret internet forum, authorities said.
“These are defense facilities that are important for Sweden’s ability to defend the country in the event of war,” Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said in a statement. “This is information that is interesting for foreign powers and that it is not possible to obtain with, for example, military satellites.”
In a separate statement, Sweden’s domestic security agency SAPO said Friday it had been investigating the case.
No further details were revealed.
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