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by tomaskazemekas 4408 days ago
It looks like he was the Pirate Party candidate for European parliament in recent elections, but was not successful. It also means, that his immunity from prosecution as a candidate has just finished and the arrest was possible.

Quote from the article: "In Finland, where Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde sought a seat, counting the Party secured just 0.7 per cent of the vote." http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/26/european_voters_make...