State-owned Swedavia's procurement of the Chinese company Nuctech has attracted a great deal of attention.
Not least since Aftonbladet reported that the American security service warned of the company's close ties to the Chinese state.
Documents that the newspaper has read contain information about corruption, bribes and price dumping.
In addition, shortcomings in the equipment's protection mechanisms that enable the Chinese state to access sensitive information are pointed out.
Important with awareness
The Swedish Transport Agency will now investigate whether the purchase went right.
Sweden's Minister of Trade and Industry Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson believes that there is a need for further scrutiny.
- It is important that there is an awareness of potential safety risks, which also applies to Swedavia.
I welcome the fact that the Swedish Transport Agency has initiated a supervisory matter to assess whether the company has handled the matter correctly, he says
Risks multimillion fines
Thorwaldsson points out that the licensing authorities have been given a greater mandate to act against misconduct in connection with procurements.
He refers, among other things, to a tightening of the security protection legislation that came into force on 1 December last year.
- I assume that everyone follows the security protection legislation.
If the investigation shows that the airport operator has acted incorrectly, the Swedish Transport Agency can impose a fine or a penalty fee of up to SEK 50 million.