Now, politicians are responding to SVT's disclosure that at least 25 government agencies have acted by the company Idemia, which was blacklisted by the World Bank after corruption in an ID card project in Bangladesh.
Lena Micko (S) is Minister of Civil Affairs and responsible for procurement issues. She responds strongly to SVT's disclosure.
- Of course it's not good. It is important that we have confidence in procurement and that we use the taxpayers' money wisely so that we should take this seriously. I also think that when it comes to corruption and that we discover things, we have to deal with it, ”says Lena Micko (S).
Would you like to change the legislation?
- It's not primarily what we need to do, but we have procurement that works so that this doesn't happen again, says Micko.
Representatives of several other parties also respond to the information:
Liberals:- It is very serious that no control has taken place. Swedish authorities have a great responsibility when it comes to working against corruption, says Arman Teimouri (L), business policy spokesperson.
Sweden Democrats:- I think we need to review the law, because this is probably just the tip of an iceberg, says Charlotte Quensel (SD), member of the Finance Committee.
Left:- There are many hundreds of billions in tax dollars used to make procurement. It is important that they are used in the best possible way and do not undermine or support corruption, says Ali Esbati, the Left Party's labor market political spokesperson.
Moderates:- If the problem is the only way to deal with this problem is a law change, then we moderates are prepared to take the initiative, says Edward Riedl, moderate member of the Finance Committee.
Idemia has declined interview but writes to SVT that the company acknowledged the corrupt behavior of its subcontractor and has now improved its routines