▁over wh el ming . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁by ▁the ▁Mod er ate ▁Party ▁but ▁was ▁closed ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁private ▁law - issue . ▁ ▁The ▁Pir ate ▁Bay ▁affair ▁The ▁ra id ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁on ▁The ▁Pir ate ▁Bay ▁I SP ▁PR Q ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁justice ▁minister ▁Thomas ▁Bod ström . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁an ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Committee . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁' inter ference ' ▁in ▁the ▁function ing ▁of ▁independent ▁authorities ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁police , ▁called ▁' minister sty re ', ▁is ▁by ▁Swedish ▁law ▁prohib ited . ▁Media ▁requested ▁to ▁see ▁e - mail s ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁matter ▁but ▁the ▁ 7 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 0 0 ▁e - mail s ▁requested ▁were ▁denied ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁top ▁secret ▁declaration . ▁Pre viously , ▁the ▁government ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁matter ▁would ▁be ▁open ▁for ▁public ▁review . ▁When ▁it ▁was ▁asked ▁why ▁the ▁e - mail s ▁had ▁been ▁declared ▁top ▁secret ▁Thomas ▁Bod ström ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁secre cy ▁declaration ▁which ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁Minister ▁of ▁foreign ▁affairs ▁res ign s ▁In ▁the ▁after math s ▁of ▁criticism ▁following ▁on ▁the ▁t sun ami ▁dis aster , ▁the ▁har sh ly ▁critic ised