Sweden charges man with spying on military installations

A man was charged on Friday with spying on 13 military installations in Sweden — gaining information that “make it possible to map military infrastructure of great importance for national defence,” a prosecutor said.

The 51-year-old, whose name and citizenship were not revealed, had spread the information on a secret internet forum, authorities said.

“These are defence facilities that are important for Sweden's ability to defend the country in the event of war,” Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said in a statement.

“This is information that is interesting for foreign powers and that it is not possible to obtain with, for example, military satellites.” In a separate statement, Sweden's domestic security agency SAPO said on Friday it had been investigating the case.

No further details were revealed.