This week the trial of Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm concluded in Sweden, but before the verdict is announced more trouble awaits the 28-year-old. Authorities have revealed that Denmark has requested the extradition of Svartholm, who is suspected of similar hacking-related crimes in the neighboring country. Gottfrid's mother tells TorrentFreak that she is surprised by the new allegations.

Following a lengthy investigation the trial of Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm kicked off in the Stockholm District late last month.

The charges relate to the hacking of Logica, a Swedish IT company working with local tax authorities. Much of the prosecution’s evidence was obtained from a computer seized from Gottfrid when he was detained last year in Cambodia.

Gottfrid denied the charges and when confronted with evidence found on his computer he said that someone else must have gained access while he was in Asia. Prosecutor Henrik Olin described this explanation as “not credible” and asked the court to hand down a tough sentence.

After nearly three weeks the trial has now concluded. However, as the case was winding up the authorities revealed that Sweden is not the only country that wants to prosecute Gottfrid. According to new information, Denmark has put in a request to extradite the Swede for “similar” hacking related offenses.

At this point it is unclear what the Danish hacking charges entail or when the alleged crimes took place. Negotiations between Sweden and Denmark have been going on behind closed doors and the investigation is shrouded in secrecy.

However, the Danish police issued a press release today regarding a police investigation into the hacking of CSC, a Danish IT company that works for the Government. The hacks were carried out between April and August 2012 and among other things the hackers accessed police records. One of the suspected hackers is referred to as a Swedish citizen who is currently in custody.

TorrentFreak talked to Kristina Svartholm, Gottfrid’s mother, who told us that her son is being kept in solitary confinement until Danish investigators come over to question him. She doesn’t know the exact nature of the new allegations, but believes they are unrelated to the Logica case.

Kristina further points out that the timing of the announcement is suspicious, and that it wouldn’t surprise her if it was made public at this specific time to influence the court’s opinion of Gottfrid.

Talking about the Swedish trial Gottfrid’s mother says that it wasn’t a fair process, as Gottfrid had very limited resources to prepare his defense.

“There is a striking unbalance between the enormous resources that the authorities and private companies involved have had available for their investigations, and the resources Gottfrid had. It’s undemocratic and shows how unequal the justice system is.”

One of the problems was that Gottfrid had very limited options to communicate while being in detention, which made it hard to prepare for his defense. All communication went through his lawyer and mother, and the latter was not able to make any notes of what was said during their conversations.

“Gottfrid could only contact people indirectly through me or his lawyer. Since I was denied to bring paper and pencil into custody to make notes while visiting him, I often felt rather helpless during this process,” Kristina told TorrentFreak.

“I can’t memorize all technicalities and his lawyer lacks these technical skills as well. Gottfrid had no opportunities whatsoever to discuss the technical matters with anyone else,” she adds.

In addition to limited resources, Kristina points out that it was extremely difficult to find an expert who would agree to testify on the technical details, as many excused themselves for having ties to the authorities or companies involved. One was eventually found, but Kristina doubts whether the court can make an accurate assessment of the presented evidence because of its technical nature.

“I am absolutely sure that there is no judge and no jury in Sweden that has the technical skills to handle a case like this, and correctly weigh and assess the evidence that was presented. You can’t expect any lawyer to have these skills either.”

Next week the court is expected to deliver its verdict in Gottfrid’s Swedish trial, and around the same time the authorities will announce their response to the extradition request.

Gottfrid, meanwhile, remains in custody as he’s still considered a flight risk. He is kept in solitary confinement upon request from the Danish authorities.