Sweden’s former ambassador to China has been charged with unauthorised negotiation with a foreign power in the latest twist in the deteriorating relationship between the two countries.
Anna Lindstedt, Sweden’s ambassador to Beijing until February, was reported to Swedish prosecutors by the country’s security services in connection with a meeting over detained bookseller Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong-based Swedish citizen.
“A charge of arbitrariness during negotiations with a foreign power is unprecedented in modern times,” Hans Ihrman, deputy chief public prosecutor in the national security unit, said on Monday.
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