As Gottfrid Svartholm tries to have a hacking conviction against him overturned, the Court of Appeal has been hearing evidence from hacker Jacob Appelbaum. Appearing on behalf of the defense, the former Wikileaks spokesman criticized the police investigation carried out on Gottfrid
In May 2013, Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm stood trial for alleged hacking offenses carried out against Logica, a Swedish IT company working with local tax authorities, and local bank Nordea.

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