In the judgment, it appears that the man has spread secret information about defense facilities between the years 2016 and 2017.

The crime the Östersund resident is convicted of is gross unauthorized occupation with a secret task, as he luckily spread the information in an online forum by positioning and photographing facilities that are classified as protected objects.

As the man was previously employed by the Defense Forces, the District Court considers that the Eastern Sundar should have known that what he did was illegal.

Sentenced to community service

Now the man is sentenced for gross unauthorized position with a secret task and must serve 110 hours of community service.

The reason why the crime is considered serious is that the secret information concerned conditions of great importance for the defense of the kingdom.