Sweden’s Riksdag has voted in favour of a constitutional amendment to the Freedom of the Press Act. It says a recording for automated processing, confiscated or copied during a house search in situations such as criminal investigations, is not to be considered an official document.
The rule also applies to recordings received by an authority after it assumes responsibility for the confiscated information carrier or a copy of it.
A recording submitted to an investigation of a crime, criminal activity or other activity by the authority will remain an official document.
