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Gang-related crimes to result in double punishment, to be introduced this year
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Gang-related crimes to result in double punishment, to be introduced this year

Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) is now moving forward with the government's major penal reform. Crimes linked to criminal networks could result in double punishment
Proposal to abolish the divorce reflection period
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Proposal to abolish the divorce reflection period

More people should be able to get a divorce without a cooling-off period, according to a new inquiry proposal. There will also be an end to the protracted division of property
Police can order gang recruitment ads removed within one hour
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Police can order gang recruitment ads removed within one hour

The government wants to give police the right to demand that posts aimed at recruiting young people into crime be removed from social media. "We are not going all the way with this, but it is a step forward," says National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh
Moderates want to review the Gender Identity Act
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Moderates want to review the Gender Identity Act

The Moderates want to review the new Gender Identity Act, which makes it easier to change legal gender. The announcement comes after high-profile cases in which biological men have changed their legal gender to women
Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer visits Boden after the murder
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Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer visits Boden after the murder

Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) visited Boden on Friday following the high-profile murder over the Christmas holidays.
The trial against Joakim Medin is postponed for six months
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The trial against Joakim Medin is postponed for six months

The Turkish trial against journalist Joakim Medin has been postponed until May 7. "I have to have the matter resolved before then; I don't want to see this postponed again," he tells TT
Joakim Medin: Great silence from the Swedish government over Turkey trial
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Joakim Medin: Great silence from the Swedish government over Turkey trial

The second trial of Joakim Medin begins today. He is charged in Turkey with terrorist offences over his journalism
Suspected spy arrested in Stockholm over four-year espionage
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Suspected spy arrested in Stockholm over four-year espionage

A man from central Sweden has been arrested and detained on suspicion of espionage. The crime is suspected to have taken place over four years, and the government has been informed
Murdered women honored at candlelight vigils
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Murdered women honored at candlelight vigils

Several candlelight vigils were held on Sunday afternoon to honor the two women who were murdered in Boden and Rönninge over the Christmas holidays.
Attacked family in Salem asks public not to spread pictures
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Attacked family in Salem asks public not to spread pictures

The daughter was kidnapped and murdered. Now the family is appealing to the public not to release personal information about her
Streams in Salem: A terrible darkness
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Streams in Salem: A terrible darkness

On New Year's Eve, Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) will visit the memorial site for the murdered woman in Salem. It should obviously not be life-threatening to be a woman in Sweden, he told TT, adding that the government is closing loopholes in the law
Strömmer wants to see a cultural shift in social services
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Strömmer wants to see a cultural shift in social services

Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer wants the police to push schools and social services to improve how they share information about children at risk of being recruited by gangs. We can only protect children if everyone who has information shares it, he says
Law Council rejects bill on youth detention for 15- to 17-year-olds
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Law Council rejects bill on youth detention for 15- to 17-year-olds

The Law Council rejects the government's proposal for youth prisons for 15- to 17-year-olds. The reason is that the law is considered to have been drafted in an inadequate manner
Rumors about child recruitment: We didn't keep up
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Rumors about child recruitment: We didn't keep up

The government and society have not kept up when gangs have gone online to recruit young people to commit serious crimes, according to Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M).
Cousin marriages to be banned from July 1
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Cousin marriages to be banned from July 1

Marriage between cousins will be banned from July 1. The government proposes this in a legislative council report
Bill: It will be a criminal offense to escape
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Bill: It will be a criminal offense to escape

The government and the SD propose that escaping from prisons and youth homes should be punishable by up to two years in prison.
Researchers: Chat GPT better than criminal policy
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Researchers: Chat GPT better than criminal policy

Politicians will not succeed in breaking up the gangs with today's one-sided focus. Criminologist David Sausdal says this after a meeting between all parliamentary parties
The parties disagree on how to stop the gangs
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The parties disagree on how to stop the gangs

The parties agree that the gangs should be stopped – but not about the way to get there. This is clear after a meeting between Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) and representatives of the other parliamentary parties
SD: Gang criminals should be imprisoned or deported
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SD: Gang criminals should be imprisoned or deported

The Sweden Democrats want anyone convicted of participating in criminal networks to be sentenced to life imprisonment. In addition, anyone with foreign citizenship should be deported
Eavesdropping on encrypted apps postponed
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Eavesdropping on encrypted apps postponed

A bill that would give police the ability to intercept encrypted apps has been postponed after political opposition and warnings from the Armed Forces, reports Dagens Nyheter.
Heavy pressure on referees: Don't prevent sending-offs
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Heavy pressure on referees: Don't prevent sending-offs

Do not prevent the deportation of criminals, urge powerful countries in Europe – including Sweden. They now want to see changes made to the European Convention on Human Rights
Currents in the EU: Fight youth violence as if it were terror
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Currents in the EU: Fight youth violence as if it were terror

The EU must act against organized crime in the same way as against terrorists, urges Sweden in a push against the recruitment of young people online.
Child bombing suspects on the rise: Failure
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Child bombing suspects on the rise: Failure

The number of children under 15 suspected of bombings has almost tripled compared to last year. A terrible development and a huge failure, says Teresa Carvalho, the Social Democrats' legal policy spokesperson, to Sveriges Radio Ekot
S wants to enter into a ten-year pact with M against the gangs
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S wants to enter into a ten-year pact with M against the gangs

S leader Magdalena Andersson wants to enter into a ten-year pact with the Moderates against gang crime. Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) counters by inviting all eight parties to "talks about necessary reforms
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