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The Swedish authorities suspect the country's ambassador to Beijing, Anna Lindstedt, of committing a crime undermining Sweden's national security, local media reported on Monday, citing informed sources

STOCKHOLM (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th March, 2019) The Swedish authorities suspect the country's ambassador to Beijing, Anna Lindstedt, of committing a crime undermining Sweden's national security, local media reported on Monday, citing informed sources.

In February, Sweden recalled Lindstedt from Beijing after a diplomatic incident connected with arranging a meeting of detained Swedish publisher Gui Minhai's daughter with Chinese businessmen, who promised to help free her father. Angela Gui published an article in her blog, saying that she was invited to Stockholm in January to meet with businessmen, but was pressured and received threats during the meeting, where Lindstedt was also present. Stockholm launched an investigation in Lindstedt's role in the incident.

"It is true that the Swedish Security Police are currently investigating a crime affecting the national security," a spokesman for the security police, Gabriel Wernstedt, said, as quoted by the Dagens Nyheter newspaper.

The spokesman refused to reveal a name of a suspect as information on the case was classified, but, according to the newspaper, it was Lindstedt.

Gui, a naturalized Swedish citizen of Chinese origin, co-owns a bookstore in Hong Kong. He went missing from his home in Thailand in 2015, and it was soon revealed that he was held in custody in China on charges of divulging state secrets. His daughter is actively campaigning to free her father.