The Swedish Equestrian Association has received reports against the national team rider

In the decision that the International Equestrian Federation, FEI, sent to the Swedish Federation yesterday, it is stated that the rider has violated the policy regarding sexual harassment and abuse.

At the Swedish Equestrian Federation, the accusations were already known and they have now stopped the rider from national team assignments.

- We have also received reports to us, so we have an ongoing investigation with us, which is ongoing together with the FEI's, says sports manager Andrea Barth.

How is it going right now?

- It is ongoing in our legal committee and I am not a part of it.

I cannot comment on how it looks or what will come out of the investigation.

Without that, we'll see when it shows up.

Barth says that there has been more than one report and that the investigation has been ongoing "during the summer".

- We take these events very seriously and so does the FEI.

Then we will see if the rider chooses to appeal and how it lands.

We will see that in the future.

The Swedish federation has spoken with the rider, but does not want to go into what those conversations have contained.

What can you say about the content of the allegations?

- I don't go into them either.

But it is something that we take seriously and there is an ongoing investigation, says Barth, who confirms that what they know has happened in Sweden.

In the press release from the Swedish association, it is written that they are "reviewing further measures".

What this means is currently unclear.

- I don't really want to speculate on that, but this is with the legal committee.

I don't want to preempt their investigation, but they will come out with something they end up with eventually.

We assume that they will deal with it quickly.

Why wasn't your investigation completed at the same time as the FEI's?

- This is because our legal committee consists of a group of lawyers who work on a voluntary basis.

Then it depends on when they have the opportunity to have their meetings.

It's probably simply practical reasons, says Barth.

The rider can appeal the FEI's decision until September 15.

SVT Sport has spoken to the chairman of the legal committee, CG Leissner, who did not want to comment on when the first report came or how many reports have come.