In the fall of 2018, it became clear that Danske Bank was involved in an extensive money laundering scandal in the Baltics.

The question arose in case Swedbank had similar problems, and their share price began to fall.

Secret internal reports showed a different version 

Swedbank's then CEO Birgitte Bonnesen denied in a series of interviews that her bank would have the same problem - this despite the fact that there were secret internal reports within the bank that showed the opposite.

As a result of the Uppdrag review's disclosure in February 2019, the trial against Birgitte Bonnesen regarding gross fraud is now starting.

The indictment concerns whether Birgitte Bonnesen covered up what she and the bank management knew about the suspected money laundering in the Baltics. 

See the full interview from 2018

In the video above, you can see one of the central interviews in the indictment, which was conducted by SVT's economics reporter Kristina Lagerström in October 2018.