Following a tip from a civil police officer, the officer in question conducted a check of a car and body searched the driver.

Despite the fact that the police are obliged by law to keep records of the house search (i.e. car) and are recommended to do so in case of body searches, the cases were not included in the incident report.

Why the now warned police cannot answer, but it was probably due to sheer carelessness, according to the Police Authority's personnel responsibility board.

The police in Linköping have previously been examined by the Ombudsman for Justice, JO for lack of documentation

Body searches on arbitrary grounds

JO's review was based on an investigation of 150 police cases concerning visitations, in relation to the Police Act and the Code of Procedure.

The review showed that there were shortcomings in the police's documentation and that body searches and house searches were carried out on arbitrary grounds.

On some occasions, interventions had been based on "a feeling of"

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Per Lennerbrant is one of Sweden's four Ombudsman.

During Monday and Tuesday, he was on site in Linköping to review how the local police area works with body searches and house searches.

In the Clip, he answers three questions about the review.

Photo: Axel Brantemo/SVT