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SWEDEN: OFFICERS RISK DISCIPLINARY ACTION OVER BEAUTIFUL WOMEN December 6, 2006
Zainab Osman
(SomaliNet) Two Swedish border control officers risk disciplinary action for keeping a photo collection of "exceptionally beautiful" women that passed through their checkpoint, officials reported on Tuesday.
The officers, who were working at a ferry terminal near Stockholm, made photocopies of the women's passport photos and placed them in a binder. They also noted the date of birth next to each entry.
The binder contained instructions on how to compile the collection, and orders to make backup copies in case the binder would go missing or be confiscated by "evil-minded bores," police said.
The instructions also stated that only "exceptionally beautiful" women belonged in the collection and that no personal data, aside from the date of birth, should be included.
The men's employer found the binder and reported them to police, but the matter was dismissed because the compilation was not considered illegal.
Stockholm police passed the matter to the national police's disciplinary board, which recommended the men get away with a warning.