Lawyers want to see higher demands on prosecutors

A case in Trollhättan where a young man was acquitted in both the district court and the court of appeal, was the last straw. Now five lawyers are demanding stricter rules for prosecutors, in a debate article in Dagens Juridik.

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A case in Trollhättan where a young man was acquitted in both the district court and the court of appeal, became the drop.

Now, five lawyers are demanding stricter rules for prosecutors, in a debate article in Dagens juridik.

The man got a ride from three men to Trollhättan after a late night out. On the way, they were stopped by the police who found pipe bombs in the trunk. He was then detained for seven months, suspected of preparing an explosion, or alternatively, acting as an alibi.

But both the district court and the court of appeal acquitted the man, as they judged that he had been exploited.

The trigger for us writing the debate article was the case, without a doubt. Above all, the long detention time and that the prosecutor did not stop after the district court's verdict. But there are more cases behind it, says Per-Åke Kvarnström, defense lawyer for the man and one of the authors of the debate article, to TTELA.

The defense lawyers for the three men who were convicted in the case have also signed.

The lawyers want, among other things, that prosecutors should consult with chief prosecutors before bringing charges or making appeals.

"A single prosecutor in Sweden has today an enormous power regarding interventions against suspected criminals", they write in Dagens juridik.

They also want the prosecutor's office to internally review extensions of detentions that have lasted for more than three months, before they are taken to court.

Mats Eriksson, head of the prosecutor's office for the Väst-Bergslagen region, thinks that the requirements for prosecutors are already high today.

It's beating the air. I really don't agree with them, he says to TTELA.

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