Former justice minister Thomas Bodstrà ¶m and former prime minister Gà ¶ran Persson have been reported to the Riksdag's constitutional committee over the expulsion of two terror suspects Sweden to Egypt in 2001.
The case has already been subjected to investigation by the committee, but new details published in a book released on Monday cast doubt on the details surrounding the extradition.
"Bodstrà ¶m and Persson denied then that they knew that CIA agents were involved. If it is shown that they lied to the constitutional committee, then it is a very serious matter," said the Moderate party member of parliament Tomas Tobà ©.
The 2009 book raised new questions about the role Swedish officials played in an expulsion that reportedly led to torture:
Former foreign minister Anna Lindh, who was assassinated in 2003, has long been seen as the one responsible for the decision, and the use of CIA agents, to expel Ahmed Agiza and Mohammed Alzery to Egypt in late 2001.
But her friend and former press secretary Eva Franchell writes in a new book, entitled "Và ¤ninnan: Rapport frà ¥n Rosenbad" ('Girlfriend: an account from Rosenbad'), released on Monday that the commonly held view doesn't tell the whole story.
"It is important the burden of guilt is apportioned fairly," said Tobà ©.
Why does all of this matter? The 2009 report explains:
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