(Reuters) Hexagon AB (HEXAb.ST) Chief Executive Ola Rollen, one of Sweden’s best known business leaders, pleaded not guilty on Monday at the start of a trial for suspected insider share trading in Norway. If convicted, Rollen faces up to six years in prison for an investment in Next Biometrics (NEXT.OL) made in 2015. The transaction did not involve Hexagon itself. “I have a strong desire to testify,” he told the Oslo District Court. Asked by the judge whether he was guilty as charged, a stern-looking Rollen answered “No”.

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