Of these, one case has been forwarded to the prosecutor for possible prosecution while seven cases have been closed.
Most reports have been made in the western region, with 21 cases, followed by the southern region with 17 reports and the Stockholm region with 16 reports.
If you believe the prosecutor, the first breach of the law probably occurred in Uppsala. The same day the law came into force, a man in his 50s is said to have delivered a longer series of obscene words to a police officer and urged him to "go to hell, damn cop" during an interrogation, wrote UNT then.
The legislative amendment has made it illegal to utter "serious violations intended to violate someone's self-esteem or dignity" against a person who works with the exercise of public authority. The crime can lead to fines or imprisonment for up to six months.
