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An Iranian orthopaedic doctor accused of using unauthorised equipment in a Swedish medical licensing exam has been acquitted of making a false declaration. UmeĂĄ District Court found that the declaration he signed was not covered by the criminal provision used by prosecutors, Samnytt reports.
Doctor and local-party politician Nils Littorin has entered Malmö's council after years of confronting the city's established politicians with a camera. In an interview with Samnytt, he says his priority is to challenge public spending and the privileges of elected office.
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