Key facts
- Appeals court found Landerholm guilty of gross negligence.
- Landerholm was fined 52,000 Swedish crowns ($5,247).
- The case involved secret documents left at a hotel in 2023.
STOCKHOLM, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A Swedish appeals court on Monday found former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm guilty of mishandling secret information, overturning a lower court ruling. The case, involving documents left at a hotel in 2023, has drawn attention as it unfolded against the backdrop of a deepening security crisis in the Baltic Sea region. A district court had previously found Landerholm not guilty of gross negligence, stating he was merely negligent. The Svea Court of Appeal in Stockholm stated that Landerholm's actions indicated carelessness when he left the documents behind. Landerholm, who had pleaded not guilty, stepped down in January 2025 after investigations began.