Three municipal politicians are charged after the LVU mess in Älvsbyn

It was in August 2023 that the municipal politicians decided to overturn an LVU decision regarding three children. The decision to reunite the children has subsequently received sharp criticism.

The decision had been examined by both the Administrative Court and the Court of Appeals, which judged that there were still grounds for custody. The issue was under consideration at the Supreme Administrative Court when the politicians decided on the termination.

- The children were reunited with their guardians after the decision of the municipal politicians, even though there were suspicions that they had been abused by their parents, says District Attorney Sten Storgärds in a press release.

Two officials are charged

In addition to the three municipal politicians who are charged with gross misconduct, two civil servants are also charged with aiding and abetting gross misconduct. The officials had the task of preparing the case and whose deficient decision basis was decisive in the decision, according to the prosecutor.

- I believe that the crime should be assessed as serious, among other things, because of the serious risks that the children were exposed to because of the decision.

The children were taken into care again on October 6, 2023. In November of the same year, the Administrative Court determined that the parents failed to care for the children.

In the district court, the father was sentenced to a suspended sentence for two counts of child pornography offences.

The text is updated.