The Tidö parties want to stop people with a criminal background from making money from music or books about their crimes. They make a lot of money by exploiting crimes that other, very vulnerable people have been exposed to, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M).
Swedish politicsThe Tidö parties want to investigate how children can be better protected from sex offenders - including whether voluntary chemical castration should become a requirement for conditional release.
SwedenMinister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) wants to see a greater focus on everyday crime.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates are now promising that today's sentence discount for those convicted of multiple crimes will be abolished in 2029. That is a year earlier than they said just two weeks ago.
Swedish politicsPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) and the Social Democrats' party leader Magdalena Andersson visited Fagersta together the day after the attack. "It felt good to come here today," Kristersson says, adding that he is also calling the party leaders together.
Swedish politicsA number of politicians and the king are commenting on the act of violence at a school in Fagersta. "It is with dismay and sadness that we have received the news that Sweden has once again been hit by a school attack," says King Carl Gustaf in a statement on the Royal Court's website.
SwedenIf the Moderates win the election, they will temporarily move the Ministry of Justice to Gothenburg and Malmö.
Swedish politicsTwo men are suspected of preparing to commit aggravated assault in connection with Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer's election campaign in Gothenburg on Thursday evening. The police intervened, but in a very calm manner. No one was injured and it did not cause any significant concern at the scene, Strömmer tells TT.
Swedish politicsA first plane carrying Swedish prisoners has landed in Estonia. But many of the prisoners Sweden wanted to send to the prison in Tartu have been stopped by Estonian authorities.
SwedenThree people have been arrested after Monday night's shooting at a school in Ronna in Södertälje, where a person under the age of 18 was injured. Two of the suspected perpetrators are under the age of 15. It is very serious, says Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) to TT.
Swedish politicsThe government wants to review defamation legislation. "You should be allowed to warn your neighbors if a convicted child sex abuser moves into the area," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) writes on social media.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates are proposing a new criminal classification for femicide, also known as female homicide. We want anyone who murders a woman because she is a woman to be sentenced to life imprisonment, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates want to introduce an open offender register - where the public should be able to search for people who have committed serious crimes in a close relationship. Men's violence against women is a huge social problem. We must be prepared to do things we have not done before, Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) tells TT.
Swedish politicsOn Thursday, the Riksdag voted in favor of a proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility. This means that 14-year-olds will be able to be sentenced to prison.
Swedish politicsThe government and the SD won a vote to abolish today's volume discount for multiple crimes. “This is a day of joy for all crime victims,” says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M).
Swedish politicsThe opposition has agreed to reject the government's proposal to reduce the quantity discount. Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) believes the criticism of the proposal is unjustified.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates promise to extend the law on preventive coercive measures if the Tidö parties win the election. Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) warns that the law may end up with an S-led government.
Swedish politicsThe government is taking the Russian influence operation revealed by Säpo seriously. It is important to emphasize that it has no connection to the Swedish election, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M).
Swedish politicsThe government assesses that it is financially feasible to allow the entire criminal justice reform, including the current volume discount, to come into force in 2029 or 2030. It is estimated to cost SEK 3-7 billion.
Swedish politicsThe government wants the Swedish Prison and Probation Service to accelerate the expansion of prison places so that the penalty discount for multiple crimes can be abolished by 2030 at the latest. It is a major challenge, says Director General Rikard Jermsten.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates promise to abolish the quantity discount for multiple crimes by 2030. The reform may be financed through reduced aid.
Swedish politicsFrom 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.
CrimeSeveral windows were broken and flammable liquid was poured outside the Social Democrats' office in Sölvesborg on Wednesday night.
CrimeA 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.
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