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Moderates promise to abolish sentence discount for multiple crimes by 2030
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Moderates promise to abolish sentence discount for multiple crimes by 2030

The Moderates promise to abolish the quantity discount for multiple crimes by 2030. The reform may be financed through reduced aid
Sweden to double gang crime sentences despite criticism
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Sweden to double gang crime sentences despite criticism

From now on, Swedish courts will impose double sentences for gang criminals - despite harsh criticism from several authorities. At the same time, around 50 sentencing categories will be made harsher
Social Democrats' office in Sölvesborg vandalized, man detained for attempted arson
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Social Democrats' office in Sölvesborg vandalized, man detained for attempted arson

Several windows were broken and flammable liquid was poured outside the Social Democrats' office in Sölvesborg on Wednesday night.
Swedish gang figure extradited from Turkey to serve prison sentence
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Swedish gang figure extradited from Turkey to serve prison sentence

A 40-year-old Swedish man who has been convicted of several serious crimes has been extradited from Turkey to Sweden and will now serve his sentence, police say.
Sweden to examine new local security guard role with more powers than private guards
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Sweden to examine new local security guard role with more powers than private guards

An inquiry will review whether a new role, so-called local security guards, can be introduced in Sweden.
Sweden to study how culture can help fight gang crime
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Sweden to study how culture can help fight gang crime

How can culture work as a force against crime and youth delinquency? The government wants the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) to find out.
Sweden introduces law to force removal of gang murder ads online
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Sweden introduces law to force removal of gang murder ads online

Criminals are openly advertising online with "jobs" to carry out murders and bombings for payment. Now a law comes into force that requires the ads to be taken down by platforms at the police's request
Proposal would make it easier to seize tenant-owned apartments after crime
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Proposal would make it easier to seize tenant-owned apartments after crime

It will be easier for a housing association to take - seize - a tenant-owned property from the owner if he or she has committed a crime or creates insecurity.
Appeal Urges MPs to Vote No to Lowering the Age of Criminal Responsibility
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Appeal Urges MPs to Vote No to Lowering the Age of Criminal Responsibility

48 signatories from children's rights organizations, trade unions and researchers urge members of parliament to vote no to the proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years.
Left Party condemns police chant at Malmö Pride parade as inappropriate
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Left Party condemns police chant at Malmö Pride parade as inappropriate

In a video from Saturday's pride parade in Malmö, chants can be heard in the Left Party's section of the march: "All of Malmö hates police. " "I think it's a clearly inappropriate way to express oneself," writes Jonas Lindberg, a member of the Left Party's leadership, to TT
Government seeks tougher penalties for grave desecration and dismemberment
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Government seeks tougher penalties for grave desecration and dismemberment

The government wants to toughen the penalties for dismemberment and other serious violations of the peace of the grave. An inquiry is now being set up to review the criminal liability
Sweden to use Kyjiv instead of Kyiv in support of Ukraine
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Sweden to use Kyjiv instead of Kyiv in support of Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) will stop using the name "Kyiv" for the capital of Ukraine.
Tidö parties propose red flag system to restrict gang criminals and their relatives
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Tidö parties propose red flag system to restrict gang criminals and their relatives

The government and the Sweden Democrats will investigate how gang criminals and their relatives can be "red flagged" and have their lives restricted in various ways. It will be very demanding to be a gang criminal in Sweden, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M)
Sweden proposes new law letting police disrupt cybercrime online
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Sweden proposes new law letting police disrupt cybercrime online

The police should be allowed to intervene in the cyber environment and disrupt and stop cybercrime, the government's investigators suggest. This could, for example, involve stopping gang recruitment of children in chat rooms
Sweden plans to scrap sentence discounts for multiple crimes, paving way for longer prison terms
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Sweden plans to scrap sentence discounts for multiple crimes, paving way for longer prison terms

The government is now moving forward with the proposal to abolish the current quantity discount when someone is convicted of multiple crimes, despite criticism from the Legislative Council.
Foreign contributions to Swedish religious communities should be able to be stopped, investigators propose
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Foreign contributions to Swedish religious communities should be able to be stopped, investigators propose

Religious communities in Sweden receive billions in funding from foreign financiers. Now it is proposed that an authority should be able to stop such funding - if the money goes to radicalization and extremism
The Moderates' three main election promises
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The Moderates' three main election promises

The Moderates' big election promises can be boiled down to more money left in workers' pockets, shorter healthcare queues and criminals being jailed. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) says he thinks the economy and security will be the really big issues in deciding the election
Moderates open to double punishment for violence in close relationships
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Moderates open to double punishment for violence in close relationships

The Moderates are campaigning on tougher penalties for men's violence against women. They want to investigate double punishment for gross violations of women's privacy
Moderates promise tax cut of up to 1,000 kronor
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Moderates promise tax cut of up to 1,000 kronor

The Moderates are promising up to 1,000 kronor through an enhanced earned-income tax credit in the next term. "It's one of our biggest election promises," says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M)
Simona Mohamsson on abolishing prison sentences for 13-year-olds: No easy question
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Simona Mohamsson on abolishing prison sentences for 13-year-olds: No easy question

Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson is commenting on the announcement to abolish prison sentences for 13-year-olds. "We have had a system of set-offs that has broken down, which has brought the entire work of the Riksdag to a standstill," she says
Doctors in the da Costa case receive two million kronor each
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Doctors in the da Costa case receive two million kronor each

The government has decided to pay ex gratia compensation to the two doctors in the so-called da Costa case. They will each receive two million kronor
Four anonymous witnesses under the new law seen as a good outcome
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Four anonymous witnesses under the new law seen as a good outcome

At least four people have been allowed to testify under secret identities since the Anonymous Witnesses Act came into force last year. This shows that there is actually a need for the controversial law, according to Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M)
Government abandons prison sentences for 13-year-olds
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Government abandons prison sentences for 13-year-olds

The government is withdrawing the proposal that 13-year-olds should be able to be sentenced to prison - to avoid the proposal failing in parliament. Instead, a 14-year limit is proposed
Recurrent abuse in shared cells at prisons and detention centers
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Recurrent abuse in shared cells at prisons and detention centers

There are recurring rapes and sexual assaults in double-occupancy prisons and detention centers, according to an investigation by Arbetet. The number of unreported cases is also estimated to be large
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