A former student assistant in the Municipality of Copenhagen has been arrested and charged with providing unauthorized access to personal data, potentially enabling an attempted murder linked to Swedish gang activity. The accused appeared in court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.

The charges include allegations that the 27-year-old man misused his position to access the personal identification numbers of 1,742 people. He partially admits to this charge but denies involvement in blackmailing 66 people and attempting to murder one person.

According to the prosecution, the accused gained unauthorized access to the personal identification numbers of 1,742 people between the summer of 2023 and onward. He is also accused of making entries in the CPR registry, which the police say were shared to blackmail individuals and facilitate an attempted murder.

The attempted murder is allegedly connected to the gang environment and involves a man in Herning targeted by two young Swedish girls, ages 14 and 15, who were allegedly sent to carry out a contract killing. The attempt failed because the intended victim was not at the address. The police believe the accused’s actions enabled this attempted murder.

The case has been described as “completely unheard of” by the Mayor for Employment and Integration in the Municipality of Copenhagen, Jens-Kristian Lütken. The police say the accused abused his access to confidential data, which was then used as a commodity by criminals.

A 22-year-old Swedish citizen, known as “The Brain,” is believed to have orchestrated the attempted murder, sending young contract killers to Denmark. The court has remanded the accused in custody for four weeks due to the serious nature of the charges. The judge cited reasonable suspicion of complicity in attempted murder and extortion as the reasons for the remand.