Saturday, July 29, 2006

[Sweden] Fugitive 'entitled to state benefits' / The Local, 28 July 2006

http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=4454&date=20060728
"A man wanted by Swedish justice for fraud can live in the west African state Togo for the rest of his life, supported by Swedish tax money. This week one of Sweden’s highest judicial figures decided that the Social Insurance Office should pay him interest and legal costs after it tried to stop his sick benefits. The man, age 54, disappeared to Togo, western Africa, in 2002 after an initial court hearing over accusations of serious fraud. In October 2002 a court remanded him in custody in his absence." [Immigration - Economic Aspects]