A special investigator will propose a register and control system to identify, stop and restrict gang criminals, regardless of whether they have been convicted of a crime or not. Companies and organisations with links to criminal activity will also be able to be red-flagged.
Specifically, it is about reaching criminal gangs and people who have connections to these gangs much more effectively, says Gunnar Strömmer at a press conference.
Several limitations
The investigator should propose what restrictions a red flag should lead to. This may include which people red-flagged gang criminals are allowed to have contact with, which areas they are allowed to move around in, and which jobs and public assignments they are allowed to hold.
The restrictions may also concern the possibility of running a business and receiving grants.
In addition, red flags would become an important tool for authorities and other organisations. Today, they have little opportunity to identify criminal gangs and their companies.
It is exploited by criminals, they can continue their criminal activities and sometimes at the same time take advantage of public funds on incorrect grounds, says Henrik Vinge (SD), chairman of the Riksdag's Justice Committee.
May include relatives
The Tidö parties also want suggestions on the extent to which relatives and other people who have connections to gang criminals should be able to be red-flagged, and what restrictions should apply to them.
There must be legal certainty in it, kinship in itself should not be enough, says Gunnar Strömmer.
However, according to Strömmer, one must have a "realistic view" of how gang criminal environments work.
Many become actors without actually being the ones committing crimes themselves, he says.
This can include everything from who the car is registered to or various financial transactions carried out by relatives.
In addition to the question of which relatives should be included, the investigator has several legal security issues on his table. Not least how a gang criminal or relative should be able to get rid of a red flag and what restrictions are proportionate for someone who has not been convicted of a crime. The idea is that the system of "red flagging" should be outside the courts, so the question is also who should decide whether someone should be listed.
SD and S have previously launched similar proposals to tackle gang criminals. S welcomes the fact that an investigation has now been appointed.
The investigation must be completed by September 7, 2027.
