. ▁In ▁Sweden , ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Television , ▁SV T , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁large ▁TV - ch annels , ▁SV T 1 ▁and ▁SV T 2 , ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁hold ▁key ▁positions ▁among ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁B jör n ▁Rosen gren , ▁Social ▁Dem ocrat , ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁Enter prise ▁and ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Gö ran ▁Pers son , ▁has ▁rapidly ▁gained ▁an ▁influ ential ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Swedish ▁media ▁company ▁M T G ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁own s ▁TV - ch annels ▁and ▁newsp apers ▁such ▁as ▁Metro ▁International . ▁ ▁Def am ation ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁an ▁extensive ▁e - mail ▁based ▁def am ation ▁campaign ▁primarily ▁target ing ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Swedish ▁leading ▁opposition ▁politician ▁Fred rik ▁Re inf eld t ▁was ▁revealed ▁in ▁Swedish ▁media . ▁The ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁letters ▁written ▁were ▁rum ours ▁about ▁irregular ities ▁or ▁illegal ▁actions ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁performed ▁by ▁Fred rik ▁Re inf eld t ▁himself ▁or ▁his ▁close ▁relatives . ▁According ▁to ▁computer ▁special ists ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁had ▁been ▁track ed ▁down ▁to ▁computers ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁H Q ▁in ▁central ▁Stockholm . ▁Initial ly ▁sp okes pers ons ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁denied ▁all ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁def am ation ▁but ▁were ▁later ▁forced ▁to ▁conf ess ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁employees ▁had ▁written ▁the ▁letters ▁as ▁evidence ▁became