Svea hovrätt

Swedish Mustard Threatened – After New Ruling

"Child Soldiers" Sentenced to Long Prison Terms

Several minors have in the past year been sentenced to long prison terms for gang murders – without the law being changed. It has been possible all along. But you have to reach the most serious crimes and that has not been so common, says prosecutor Tobias Kudrén.

Boy gets long prison sentence for gang murder

Lenient sentence due to climate emergency – now sentenced

A climate activist was convicted of disobedience to the authorities but was spared punishment with reference to having acted to protect the climate. Now the Court of Appeal is overturning the decision and sentencing the man to pay a fine.

Eleven years in prison for the man behind the drug website

The Svea Court of Appeal upholds the prison sentence of eleven years and ten months for a 41-year-old man who, over a period of three years, operated the drug website Flugsvamp 3.0.

Håkan Nesser appeals prison sentence to the Supreme Court

The author Håkan Nesser was sentenced by the Svea Court of Appeal to 1.5 years' imprisonment for three cases of aggravated tax fraud. Now he is appealing to the Supreme Court.

Stricter prison sentence for 16-year-old murderer

The Svea Court of Appeal increases the prison sentence for a 17-year-old boy, who shot and killed a young man in Västerås last summer.

Life imprisonment for the murder of Ismail Abdo's mother

The murder of gang leader Ismail Abdo's mother triggered a long chain of violent revenge actions. Now the murder sentences are being established – life imprisonment and four years of closed youth care, respectively – for a 20-year-old and a 16-year-old, announces the Svea Court of Appeal.