▁minister s , ▁including ▁the ▁prime ▁minister , ▁were ▁inter rog ated ▁under ▁trial - like ▁circumstances ▁broadcast ▁live ▁on ▁Swedish ▁television . ▁There ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁susp icious ▁delet ion ▁of ▁communication ▁traffic ▁registers ▁and ▁e - mail s ▁regarding ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁this ▁event . ▁A ▁directive ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁delete ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁data ▁after ▁a ▁shorter ▁time ▁and ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁the ▁directive ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁re vised ▁to ▁its ▁original ▁writing . ▁After ▁the ▁election ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁cabinet ▁come ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁power . ▁Back up ▁t apes ▁of ▁the ▁deleted ▁information ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁found ▁stored ▁in ▁a ▁v ault ▁in ▁the ▁cell ar . ▁ ▁Pers son ▁accused ▁of ▁threaten ing ▁TV 4 ▁During ▁the ▁live ▁broadcast ▁inter rog ations ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁priv ately ▁held ▁Swedish ▁TV - channel , ▁Jan ▁Sch erman , ▁claimed ▁that ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Gö ran ▁Pers son ▁threatened ▁him ▁during ▁the ▁election ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁According ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Sch erman , ▁Pers son ▁said ▁that ▁" TV 4 ▁is ▁invest ing ▁heavy ▁in ▁a ▁non - social istic ▁election ▁victory ", ▁if ▁the ▁social ists ▁wins ▁you ▁" will ▁have ▁a ▁lots ▁of ▁enemies ▁in ▁Rosen bad ". ▁The ▁claims ▁never ▁gained ▁as ▁much ▁public ▁interest ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁other ▁sc and als , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁accus ations ▁en hanced ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Pers son ▁trying ▁to ▁gain ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁free ▁media ▁companies