CEO of Securitas Sweden ‘deeply saddened’ by the conduct of staff going to brothels and suspected of paying bribes

A documentary reveals that some staff of Securitas Sweden often purchase intercourse and are suspected of getting bribed for a contract with the town of Malmö.

A documentary by Uppdrag granskning on Swedish nationwide tv put within the highlight the conduct of some staff on the safety firm Securitas. They’re concerned in a corruption case with the municipality of Malmö and often pay for intercourse.

The documentary reveals that a minimum of 4 Securitas executives pay for intercourse. Two staff from Malmö municipality concerned within the safety contract additionally left as a result of they went to an occasion in London paid for by Securitas regardless of their supervisor’s refusal.

Securitas is likely one of the world’s largest safety corporations with 345,000 staff in 46 nations.

The journalists investigated two staff, a salesman and a prime supervisor, for six months, shadowed their enterprise journeys, conferences, lunches and intercepted conversations. Considered one of them is described as being liable for the contract Securitas has with Swedish armed forces.

They discuss recurring visits to a brothel in Spain close to the shore in Malaga in audios recorded by the journalists with out their information. Considered one of them talks a couple of girl from Romania whom he visited a minimum of thrice he describes as “world class”.

“That kind of conduct is totally unacceptable and personally I feel it’s unhappy that in 2022 individuals and primarily males might imagine it’s okay to purchase one other individual’s physique. None people who’ve that conduct ought to work at Securitas,” the chief government of the Sweden division Carl Dahlén stated within the documentary. “I’m deeply saddened and intensely upset. On the identical time, you will need to distinguish that if people behave on this approach, it’s completely unacceptable, nevertheless it doesn’t symbolize Securitas as an organization.”

The 2 males have been fired by Securitas and reported to the police. In line with Uppdrag granskning, these two males additionally bribed staff of the town of Malmö.

They organized a visit to London for them. Within the audio recordings, they’re described as “bribe-takers”. There isn’t any point out of paying for intercourse, however Securitas paid for his or her resort keep, dinners and events.

One man was a part of the group which selected the procurement contract that Securitas ended up successful final 12 months, the opposite had an advisory position for the tender. The contract was price about SEK 20 million (US$2 million) over 4 years to rent municipal safety guards across the busy sq. of Möllevångstorget.

“We can’t say with certainty that the settlement was reached with out undue personal contact between our staff and Securitas,” says Gabriella Manieri, procurement supervisor within the metropolis of Malmö. In line with the official assertion of the town, the 2 staff went to London regardless of their managers’ refusal, and withheld details about the journey.

In line with municipality officers, they first denied it, then stated it was a enterprise journey however didn’t submit journey invoices nor declared working hours. Securitas was capable of get confidential info to make the very best supply, in keeping with Uppdrag granskning.

An inner evaluation was carried out throughout spring and the incident was reported to the police in early Might to analyze whether or not crimes have been dedicated. The 2 staff resigned from their positions admitting to violating inner tips however denied having accepted bribes in trade for info.

The contract with Securitas isn’t terminated, as a result of there is no such thing as a termination clause in these kinds of contracts, in keeping with Malmö. It has nonetheless determined to not prolong it on the finish of the interval in September.

Uppdrag granskning additionally had info that two different senior managers at Securitas often go to brothels.

Twelve years in the past, the previous chief government of Securitas was arrested for purchasing sexual companies from a prostitute in Stockholm. After the scandal, the corporate stated it might put an finish to the misogynistic and sexist tradition that prevailed within the firm. The previous CEO nonetheless labored for the corporate after being convicted in 2012, after which left.

Shopping for intercourse has been unlawful in Sweden since 1999.

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