Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm will be extradited to Denmark where he faces several new hacking charges. In Denmark, Gottfrid is accused of downloading a large number of files, including police records, from the mainframe of IT company CSC. The timing of the extradition is still unknown since among other things the Pirate Bay founder has to await the verdict in his Swedish hacking trial which is due later this week.

Following a hacking-related trial in Sweden last month, Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm is now expected to go through the same process in Denmark.

The Nacka District Court has decided that Gottfrid can be extradited to the neighboring country where he is accused of hacking into the mainframes of CSC, a Danish IT company working with the Government.

Speaking with TorrentFreak, Gottfrid’s mother Kristina Svartholm confirmed that her son will indeed be extradited. When this will take place is yet to be announced as the 28-year-old must first await the verdict in his Swedish trial which is expected to be handed down later this week.

The accusations of the Danish authorities are very similar to those leveled in Sweden. Both cases involve security breaches of IT companies that work for the government.

In Denmark the alleged hacks of CSC took place between April and August 2012. Among other things, Gottfrid and a 20-year old Danish co-defendant are accused of downloading a large number of files from CSC’s mainframe systems.

According to the authorities the accessed files include information on wanted persons in the Schengen registers. The motivation for the hacks remains unknown, but the police say it can’t be ruled out that changes were made to the records. There are, however, no indications that any of the downloaded files have been exploited.

Commenting on the case, Danish National Police Commissioner Jens Henrik Hojbjerg said the security breach was unacceptable and that an investigation is still ongoing.

“The police take this matter very seriously. It is of course totally unacceptable that it has been possible to gain access to police records, despite the very high safety standards that we demand and expect from our IT supplier,” Hojbjerg said.

If Gottfrid is found guilty in Sweden the extradition to Denmark is expected to be postponed, depending on the length of his sentence. There is also an option for him to appeal the extradition decision but it hasn’t been announced whether this will be used.

For the time being the Pirate Bay founder remains in custody. He is considered a flight risk and is being kept in solitary confinement upon request of the Danish authorities.