Mats Löfving was found dead in his home in Norrköping on February 22. A preliminary investigation was launched to rule out that a crime was behind the death. It was dropped by prosecutors earlier in March because nothing indicated the death was caused by any other person.

According to routine

The death was also reported by the police to the Swedish Work Environment Authority, in accordance with the Work Environment Act. In March, the authority carried out an inspection with the police and after that it has now sent a supervisory notice requesting access to the police's investigation as an employer.

"It is according to the procedures we have when there has been a serious incident or an accident," says Work Environment Inspector Annika Gladh, who does not comment on the ongoing case.

In the investigation, the police must describe which factors in the work environment are judged to have contributed to the incident and what measures have been taken or are planned.

If, after its review, the Swedish Work Environment Authority considers that the police have not complied with the law, the authority can file a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor's Office.

Criticism of management

After Mats Löfving's death, criticism has been directed at the police leadership and National Police Chief Anders Thornberg. Among other things, it has been questioned from Löfving's family whether he received sufficient support from the employer in connection with the attention to the suspicions of misconduct directed at him.

Anders Thornberg has not given any interviews after the criticism that was made, nor did he want to go into it when he was asked about the matter at a press conference on Tuesday.

I will reply at a later date. There is still an ongoing investigation at the Swedish Work Environment Authority about the work environment, and I will be able to return at a later date, Thornberg said.

"Right now, there is also a mourning process going on in the Police Authority and we are focusing on the business," he continued.

No later than May 26, the police must have sent the investigation to the Swedish Work Environment Authority.

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After Löfving's death, the police have been criticized for the handling of the investigation against him. HR Manager Tomas Rosenberg talks about the support for Löfving – and whether they should have acted differently. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT/SVT