Malmö politician faces bribes trial
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Published: 29 May, 2006 CET.
Updated: Mon 29 May 2006 18:26 CET
A senior Social Democrat politician in Malmö will go on trial this August charged with taking bribes.
Municipal commissioner Ilmar Reepalu is accused of accepting a free trip to Africa from businessman Dan Olofsson. He is being charged together with former governor of Skåne Bengt Holgersson. Olofsson is being charged with bribery.
"I think that this will be over with before the election," Reepalu told Swedish Radio.
Sweden goes to the polls on September 17th.
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Municipal commissioner Ilmar Reepalu is accused of accepting a free trip to Africa from businessman Dan Olofsson. He is being charged together with former governor of Skåne Bengt Holgersson. Olofsson is being charged with bribery.
"I think that this will be over with before the election," Reepalu told Swedish Radio.
Sweden goes to the polls on September 17th.
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