Stockholm Court Detains Two for Public Transport Bribery

Stockholm District Court detained a regional official and a construction entrepreneur following a major bribery investigation into the public transport system between 2023 and 2024.Prosecutor Pontus Bergsten secured the detention of the suspects after police conducted raids and froze SEK 6 million in assets from a local equipment supplier.Region Stockholm halted all payments to the involved company and scheduled an external review for February 17 while political opposition demanded further accountability.