in april 2012, 25 years after l'affaire bofors came to light, sten lindstrom, former head of swedish police said he was the "deep throat" who explained the modus operandi of the illegal payments when he handed over the documents to subramaniam. in a wide-ranging interview to her published in the hoot www.thehoot.org he spoke about probity in public life, the role of whistle-blowers in a democracy, freedom of information and the role of the media, etc. the interview became a global story.