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The Government appoints new Chancellor of Justice

Thomas Bull, currently a Justice of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of Justice and head of the Chancellor of Justice. The authority exercises, among other things, supervision over authorities and their officials, regulates claims for damages against the state, and is the prosecutor in freedom of the press and freedom of expression cases.

The Government appoints new Chancellor of Justice

HD to take a stand on deportation in criminal cases

A teenager who shot a man to death in Flemingsberg was sentenced to prison and lifelong expulsion – despite being born and raised in Sweden. Now the Supreme Court will take up the case and try the question of expulsion.

HD to take a stand on deportation in criminal cases

Harsh criticism of proposal for indeterminate sentence

Despite high risk of relapse, the Nytorgsman was released on parole and is suspected of rape again. The day before the news broke, the deadline for the proposal for imprisonment for an indefinite period to protect society from dangerous repeat offenders expired.

Harsh criticism of proposal for indeterminate sentence

Nytorgsman detained for rape in his home

The Nytorgs man was arrested on Friday on probable grounds suspected of rape of a young woman in Hörby municipality. The suspicion concerns rape that occurred on October 23-24 in the man's residence, says prosecutor Anders Stridh.

Nytorgsman detained for rape in his home

This is why the Nytorgsman was released: "I feel safe"

The Old Town man was released on parole, despite the risk of sexual offenses being assessed as high, and now he is suspected of rape again. The Correctional Service believes it has followed the law to the letter.

This is why the Nytorgsman was released: "I feel safe"

Allegations: Nytorgsman arrested for new rape

The so-called Nytorgsman, who was previously convicted of a number of rapes, has been arrested suspected of yet another sexual assault, according to information to Sydsvenskan. The arrest is said to have taken place in Skåne during the night.

Allegations: Nytorgsman arrested for new rape

Prison sentence for 16-year-old murderer to be tried in the Supreme Court

A teenager was sentenced to nine years and ten months in prison for murder and attempted murder. The verdict was appealed to the Supreme Court (HD) which will now take up the case and decide whether the sentence is reasonable.

Prison sentence for 16-year-old murderer to be tried in the Supreme Court

The State Wins Against Secretly Filmed Vaccine Opponent

A woman who sued the Swedish state after being filmed with a hidden camera in the SVT documentary "Documentary from within: The Vaccine Warriors" loses in the Court of Appeal. .

The State Wins Against Secretly Filmed Vaccine Opponent

Ongoing dispute over the count's meteorite – Supreme Court to decide

The meteorite hunters Anders Zetterqvist and Andreas Forsberg lost in the Court of Appeal the highly publicized dispute over a meteorite that landed outside Enköping. Now the Supreme Court is taking up the case.

Ongoing dispute over the count's meteorite – Supreme Court to decide

Karl Hedin is suing the state

Business leader Karl Hedin is suing the Swedish state after being acquitted in a highly publicized hunting crime case two years ago. In the lawsuit – which was submitted to the Stockholm District Court on Monday – Hedin is demanding compensation for the serious and illegal errors he believes he was subjected to.

Karl Hedin is suing the state

Cousin marriages proposed to be banned in 2026

The government's investigator proposes that cousin marriages be prohibited. Foreign cousin marriages should not be recognized in Sweden either.

Cousin marriages proposed to be banned in 2026

Court of Appeal Acquits Gang Leader for Uppsala Murder

The Svea Court of Appeal upholds the district court's prison sentence against a 27-year-old for the murder of a man in Uppsala in 2017. The man was 19 years old at the time of the crime.

Court of Appeal Acquits Gang Leader for Uppsala Murder

Flashback CEO charged with neglecting hate speech

Calls for violence. Insults such as "bastard" and "plague germ".

Flashback CEO charged with neglecting hate speech

Convicted of Rape of Prostitute Appeals

A man who has been sentenced to prison for two aggravated rapes and three robberies against prostitutes in the Stockholm area is appealing. .

Convicted of Rape of Prostitute Appeals

Court of Appeal: Lay Judge in Murder Trial Not Biased

Two boys were sentenced to prison in August for a high-profile triple murder in southern Stockholm. The defense accused one of the lay judges of bias and demanded that the trial be retried.

Court of Appeal: Lay Judge in Murder Trial Not Biased

Life imprisonment confirmed for double murder in Farsta

Six people were hit by shots and two died when a man fired an automatic weapon directly at a crowd in Farsta, southern Stockholm. The life sentence is now being confirmed for two murders and 17 attempted murders against the 21-year-old shooter and his accomplice.

Life imprisonment confirmed for double murder in Farsta

Difficult for Bonnesen to get a new trial

The prison sentence against the former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen will be appealed to the Supreme Court, assures her lawyer. However, the odds are against the Supreme Court taking up her case.

Difficult for Bonnesen to get a new trial

Gardell: Bonnesen's verdict may push up CEO salaries

The prison sentence against the former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen surprised financier Christer Gardell, co-owner of the activist fund Cevian Capital – one of the Stockholm Stock Exchange's largest owners. Demands for higher executive salaries may be an effect, he believes.

Gardell: Bonnesen's verdict may push up CEO salaries

Prison for Swedbank's former CEO

She was acquitted in the district court, but the court of appeal makes a different assessment. Swedbank's former CEO Birgitte Bonnesen is sentenced to prison for one year and three months for gross fraud.

Prison for Swedbank's former CEO

Former Swedbank CEO receives verdict in Court of Appeal

The former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen, who is charged with gross fraud and disclosure of insider information, will receive her verdict in the Svea Court of Appeal on Tuesday. Bonnesen was fully acquitted by the Stockholm District Court in January 2023, but the verdict was appealed by the prosecution.

Former Swedbank CEO receives verdict in Court of Appeal

Gang Leader Released from Custody After Murder Trial

A leading figure in the criminal network Dödspatrullen, who was sentenced in the district court for a murder in Uppsala in 2017, is released on bail, reports [P4 Uppland](https://sverigesradio. se/artikel/efter-mord-i-uppsala-gangledare-slappt-ur-haktet).

Gang Leader Released from Custody After Murder Trial