On Monday, the man who is in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man in his 30s in Malå.
During the week, the suspicions against him have strengthened and yesterday the man was detained on probable cause, i.e. the stronger degree of suspicion.
- I am incredibly surprised.
It is barely enough for reasonable suspicion, Jens Nyström said immediately after the decision.
He has now spoken to his client and during the day they will appeal the arrest decision.
- I don't think I've ever been this critical of a decision before, says Jens Nyström on Friday morning.
Svt has sought the prosecutor, who announced via a press release on Thursday that she does not answer questions from the media