Swedish ambassador to investigate case of Irish whistleblower in legal row with telecoms giant

The Swedish ambassador to Ireland has promised to look into the case of an Irish whistleblower who is taking legal action against a Swedish telecoms company.

Michael Power, a Waterford-born accountant, was hired to get the finances in order at a mobile phone operator which Telia, the Swedish telecoms giant, was planning to sell off.

The company he joined as chief financial officer was called TCell and was based in Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic ...