Hans Holmér

Hans Gillis Åke Holmér (born December 28, 1930 in Stockholm , † October 4, 2002 in Alstad , Sweden) was a Swedish commissioner and lawyer.

Hans Holmér studied law at Stockholm University and completed military service at the Kiruna Army Hunters School . From 1952 he was in the police force and graduated from law in 1962. In 1965 he became a public prosecutor in Stockholm County. From 1966 to 1970 he was Ministerial Director of the Swedish National Police, and in 1970 he became head of the domestic secret service. In 1976 he was first police chief and in 1984 district police chief of Stockholm.

In 1981 he wrote a report on the drug problem, in 1983 he was appointed head of the Drugs Commission of the government under Olof Palme .

After the assassination of Olof Palme on February 28, 1986, Holmér took over the lead of the investigation. On the day of the murder itself, Holmér was absent as a participant in the Vasa run and could not start work until the next day, March 1, 1986. Holmér himself was repeatedly caught in the crossfire of criticism. Among other things, he was accused of a one-sided investigation and sloppiness in the taking of evidence. In February 1987 he was released from directing the investigation, and in March 1987 he finally submitted his application for release from the police force.

In 1988, he described in a book in detail the investigations, which towards the end of his service were directed primarily against members of the PKK , and complained about the lack of support from the public prosecutor's office in gathering testimony and evidence. After the book was published, he moved to Vienna .

From 1988 to 1989 he was the United Nations Advisory Expert on Drugs. In 1989 he switched to writing and wrote 12 detective novels by the time he died.

Holmér was very active in sport for many years, practicing sledding, handball, football and ice hockey, and took part in 17 Vasa races.

Books

• 1981, Narkotikaproblemet, en annorlunda polisrapport (Tidens debatt) , Tiden, ISBN 91-550-2532-3
• 1988, Olof Palme är skjuten!
  • German editions:
  • 1989, death in Stockholm - The murder case of Olof Palme , Rasch-und-Röhrig
  • 1991, Death in Stockholm - The murder case of Olof Palme , Droemer Knaur, ISBN 3-426-04084-0
• 1990, Loppan , ISBN 91-46-20328-1
• 1991, Monika , ISBN 91-46-20329-X
• 1992, Igloo
• 1993, masks
• 1994, tie-break
• 1995, Blindträff
• 1996, Cycles
• 1997, Stockholm 2004 , ISBN 91-46-17581-4
• 1998, Krysset , ISBN 91-46-17514-8
• 1999, Birka
• 2000, Åttan
• 2001, Blodshämnd , ISBN 91-46-18362-0

Web links

• Author biography of the publisher
• Newspaper report: "Eavesdropping tapes provide new theory on the murder of Olof Palme" ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (from September 26, 2003)