Officials deny arrest has links to new loans
The rumour mill has been in overdrive regarding the arrest of The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg; however, various government officials yesterday shunned the conspiracy theories. Tom Abrahamsson, head of administrative and consular matters at the Swedish Embassy in Phnom Penh, refuted speculation that Svartholm Warg’s arrest occurred after a recent visit to the embassy because his passport was due to expire. … Swedish officials also refuted speculation the arrest was linked to Wednesday’s US$57 million loan to Cambodia. … Online communities were awash with other theories linking the arrest to the Cambodian visit of US Trade Representative Ron Kirk. The US has taken a heavy stance on copyright infringement and according to a WikiLeaks cable from 2008, the US was pressuring Sweden to crackdown on The Pirate Bay. …
