It is obvious that this is a scandal of gigantic proportions. Probably an unsolved murder, but also two men who have had their lives completely ruined. This is something that the Swedish judicial system must learn from, says the party's legal policy spokesperson Rasmus Ling to Ekot.
Two men, known as the general practitioner and the forensic pathologist, were prosecuted on weak grounds for the murder of 27-year-old Catrin da Costa, which took place in 1984.
The men were acquitted of murder, but in the acquittal, the court wrote that the men had dismembered the woman, which led to their medical licenses being revoked.
The debate about redress for the men – whose lives were ruined by the accusations – has been revived by SVT's documentary series "The Swedish Dismemberment Murder".
Rasmus Ling also believes that the government should grant the men compensation ex gratia, that is, out of mercy and without being legally obliged to do so.
Partly financially, but it would also have great symbolic significance to receive redress from the government.
Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) does not want to comment on a commission, but says that he is following the issue.
"I have, like many others, followed this case over the past decades, and now it has been actualized again with the documentary that has sparked strong reactions. I have also noted that an attorney is reviewing the case, and for example, mentioned the possibility of applying for a retrial regarding the Court of Appeal's judgment where the men's medical licenses were revoked, he says in a written comment to TT.
