Police officer Jim Keyzer, the leader and key witness in the Pirate Bay investigation, has returned to his job at the police's IT crime unit after being employed by Warner Bros. for several months. Warner Bros now admits Keyzer was working for them while he was leading the Pirate Bay investigation.

The Pirate Bay case is scheduled to go to court a few months from now, but the controversy surrounding it has started building up like some Hollywood plot.

Sydsvenskan.se reports today that

Prosecutor HÃ¥kan Roswall was contacted by a lawyer working for Warner recently. The lawyer announced that he wanted to disclose the circumstances behind the hiring of policeman Jim Keyzer.

Roswall and Warner Bros. now admit what we already reported back in April. Police IT forensics specialist Jim Keyzer started working for the movie studio before the Pirate Bay investigation was closed. Keyzer has now terminated his leave of absence, and is back with the IT Crime Unit in Stockholm.

This contradicts an earlier statement from Warner Bros., as they initially denied that Keyzer was not employed or paid by the movie studio while he was still working on the case. This new information could have serious implications for the upcoming Pirate Bay trial.

Peter Sunde, one of Pirate Bay’s founders told TorrentFreak in a response: “I think it’s obvious that he has been working for them for a longer time during the investigation. Also, the MPA lawyer Monique Wasted has told the newspapers that Jim was hired because he did a good job for them.”

The Pirate Bay crew was not amused by Keyzer’s actions, and filed a complaint. Three weeks ago we reported that “at least” three complaints had been filed, including an alleged attempt to bribe the police.

“I hope the police will take the matter really seriously and fire him from his job. He cannot work for the police after being paid by the anti-pirates for doing anti-pirate work, when that is part of his job at the police,” Sunde said.

The Pirate Bay trial is scheduled to start later this year, and it is likely that The Pirate Bay’s lawyers will use Keyzer’s employment at Warner Bros. to raise questions about the objectivity of the investigation.