Margot Wallström, who suddenly left his post as Foreign Minister this fall, is now undergoing a severe attack following Friday's court ruling when former China Ambassador Anna Lindstedts is released from suspicion.

“Continues repeating facts because sordid wordings are used to cause doubt and distrust of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read the preliminary study so you don't have to speculate wildly. The Foreign Ministry has not sought judicial review of this case. For those responsible at the Foreign Ministry, the Sheraton meeting came as a shock, ”Wallström wrote on Twitter after the verdict.

Continued employee

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that Lindstedt continues to be employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and that it has been agreed with Anna Lindstedt that she shall not be in the workplace for the time being due to the ongoing legal process.

"The Foreign Ministry does not report police to Anna Lindstedt and the Foreign Ministry is not a party to the case" writes the press service in an email to SVT and states that "Anna Lindstedt has today been released from the suspicions of violations of Sweden's security. It remains to be seen if the judgment is appealed. If that is the case, the process will continue in the court of law ”, the Foreign Ministry writes in an e-mail to SVT.

And adds that before a judgment has gained legal force, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can not give any further comments.

Within the framework of the ambassador's role

Former China Ambassador Anna Lindstedt was acquitted of the crime after the attention-grabbing meeting with Angela Gui, daughter of the imprisoned publisher Gui Minhai in China.

The ex-ambassador's actions are within the framework of the ambassador's role, the district court notes on Friday.