Proposed Law Expands Police Use of Firearms in Certain Situations
The police will be allowed to shoot in more situations than what is currently permitted, according to a proposed law.
Crime
Sweden Proposes Stricter Asylum Laws, Ends Permanent Residency
The government's investigator proposes that the possibility of permanent residence permits be completely removed for asylum immigrants. The right to public counsel for asylum seekers is proposed to be limited.
Swedish politics
Sweden's Bar Association Tackles 68 Disciplinary Cases in First Year
The Bar Association's supervisory unit published its annual report for 2024 on Tuesday – the unit's first year of operation. The result includes, among other things, 68 cases with the disciplinary board.
Sweden
New Routine for Remand Prison Control after Lawyer Protest
The Prison and Probation Service is introducing new routines for security checks at remand prisons and correctional facilities. The announcement comes after lawyers protested against increasingly strict entrance controls, where several have been forced to undress to their underwear in order to gain entry.
Sweden
Proposal against gang crime criticized: "Not smart"
The criticism is heavy against the proposals that aim to tackle various stages of crime, for example, murder plans in chats. The government's purpose is to get more convicted for gang crimes, but the proposals are sweeping and make completely everyday things into tools for aiding and abetting, according to the critics.
Swedish politics
Criticism: Lawyers forced to undress at the detention center
The Bar Association directs sharp criticism towards how the Prison and Probation Service controls lawyers who are to enter remand prisons. This reports Dagens Juridik. "Completely unreasonable and offensive" says the Bar Association's General Secretary Mia Edwall Insulander to the newspaper.
Sweden
Abolish Statute of Limitations for Life Sentence Crimes
The Government wants to abolish the statute of limitations for all crimes that have life imprisonment in the penalty scale. They also want to extend the time for crimes such as rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. We want significantly fewer crimes to be subject to statute of limitations in the future, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party).
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