The two detained men have run a business in Karlskrona, and several sources who have previously been involved in the business say that the now missing man had contributed large sums to the business.

- He went in with a lot of finances for renovation, among other things, says a former board member.

At the beginning of July, a claim of SEK 190,000 directed at the business operations was submitted to the Enforcement Officer. The application came from a former board member, and was written off a couple of weeks later after the debt was settled.

- It was money I lent out for the start-up of the business. They were to be repaid on an ongoing basis but this did not happen. In the end, I went to the Enforcement Officer and got my money back at the end of July, says the former board member.

Both the member and others with insight into the business tell SVT Nyheter Blekinge that it was the now missing man who made sure that the debt was settled.

Internal conflicts

Several sources say that there have been internal conflicts around the business recently. In connection with the 190,000 kronor debt being handed in to the Enforcement Officer, the two suspects chose to report the former board member. On the first of July, the men submitted a lawsuit to Blekinge District Court, where they demanded the former partner of SEK 750,000 in damages for a number of alleged crimes.

- There was no basis for any of that, says the member.

Last week, the district court dismissed the lawsuit as it was considered incomplete.

"Asked some questions"

SVT's survey shows that the two men have had low or no private income in recent years.

The business' computer has been seized, and the premises have been cordoned off and investigated by the police.

- I can confirm that some questions have been asked about my principal's personal financial situation. It has been about income linked to expenses. We have also given a power of attorney so that the police can go through the bank details, says Eric Widner, defense lawyer for one of the suspects.

In district court documents, one of the suspects mentions that they met the now missing man on July 25 to "discuss the business" in the business. But according to the suspect, the meeting lasted only five minutes. The same evening, the man disappeared, according to prosecutors and police.

"Looking at everything"

Prosecutor Anna Johansson does not want to comment on the information about the economy at the moment.

- If we look at this, there is nothing I can neither confirm nor deny. We look at all the material we receive, from telephone emptying to interrogation material, but I do not go into exactly what we look at, says Anna Johansson.

The two suspects deny the crime, and say they have nothing to do with the man's disappearance.