Amanda Sokolnicki: How many times can the foreign office change their version if the Gui Minhai?

That evening at the hotel Sheraton will go down in history. In the worst case as a symbol for Sweden, the deterioration of the Gui Minhais already difficult situation.

Sweden's Kinaambassadör Anna Lindstedt is solely responsible to have called the imprisoned Guis the daughter of the absurd meeting with chinese businessmen, we got early to know of the foreign MINISTRY. But was this really a single person's work?

Now recalls the Echoes of it already in January, before the skandalkvällen, it became clear that Lindstedt would get a new ambassadörsjobb. But why did the MINISTRY move on her? ”I don't want to go into it,” says Margot Wallström.

When the decision was taken? And by whom? It has the Echo asked to be a part of, but without result. In the press release from the January 17, it says that Lindstedt would take office in march. But the foreign MINISTRY says that it is missing a start date for the new job, and that there is therefore no ”investment decisions” to take part of. Therefore, there are – unfortunately – no documents for journalists to seek out.

a familiar procedure. First know UD nothing, then they know a little bit and after much on and but it pops up documents that are not to Margot Wallström's advantage.

this is not the only time UD have had a hard time to tell what they are doing.

First said the foreign MINISTRY that no one even known that Lindstedt would be in Sweden at the time of the meeting. ”We are just as upset as all the others”, explained Wallstöm. Then it turned out that the visit in the first place in the ambassador's calendar, was planned and documented on the UD.

First said the foreign MINISTRY that no one knew the actual meeting, in addition to the ambassador himself. Then wanted the ministry to suddenly clarify, which of course was not a clarification, but a new version, which was that ”no one involved with the case have known about the meetings”. So who belongs to this group as ”working the case”? Expect, for example, Margot Wallström to the category?

the only time UD have had a hard time to tell what they are doing. DN revealed 2017 how UD stashed away 900 uncomfortable pages of information about the campaign that was carried out for Sweden to get a seat in the UN security council. Furthermore, there were ambitious attempts to bury the independent investigation that showed how the campaign was carried out.

Initially denied the foreign MINISTRY that there was no written material of the character. Then ”clarified”, it was after all a ”working material” which could not be disclosed. After much on and but had suddenly the document ”found in the state department”.

So when the foreign MINISTRY now says that there are no documents to take part of, and disclaims all liability in actions around the Gui Minhai, so you'll excuse me. You have said before.