A woman who participates in the SVT documentary "Vaccinkrigarna" won in court earlier this year when she sued the state for SEK 100,000 for how she was portrayed in the documentary.

The woman claims that the journalists behind the documentary tricked her into sharing her vaccine-critical opinion when in fact they wanted to get close to her in order to film, sometimes with a hidden camera. The woman also believes that she is portrayed as anti-Semitic, which has led to her losing her reputation and career opportunities.

The district court ruled in March that the state had not done enough to protect the woman against SVT in terms of the right to privacy and that the woman should receive SEK 100,000 in damages. According to the district court, the self-regulating media ethics system has not worked sufficiently in this case.

Reconsidered in the Court of Appeal

The verdict received criticism from several quarters, including from the Swedish Union of Journalists and SVT's media director Jan Helin. In early April, the judgment was appealed to the Court of Appeal by the Chancellor of Justice and now the Svea Court of Appeal has granted the case leave to appeal.

When this will happen is not clear, the Court of Appeal told the newspaper Dagens juridik.

See more about the case below in the clip: Three questions about the litigation surrounding the "Vaccine Warriors"

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In the clip, Mikael Ruotsi, senior lecturer in Constitutional Law, answers three questions about the conviction against the state. Photo: TT, SVT