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Sweden Returns Passport To Pirate Bay Co-Founder

Posted by timothy on from the packing-for-south-america dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In August, Piratebay co-founder Fredrik Neij had his Swedish passport revoked by the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok. After an appeal the revocation was dismissed [Saturday], with a ruling that the embassy cannot take away his passport. The full ruling can be read here."

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  1. seems a bit extreme by thephydes · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Would not revokation of passport imply that he is no longer a Swedish citizen? Or at least that the Swedish government will not support or help one of their own citizens?