A man followed a woman home after a party, and they had consensual sex until he began to strangle her. The man was convicted in the district court but acquitted in the court of appeal - and the verdict is now being appealed by the public prosecutor.
CrimeThe Prosecutor General demands that a 23-year-old man be sentenced to life imprisonment for two bombings and appeals to the Supreme Court.
CrimeViolence against women continues in Sweden – and in 2024, at least 20 women were murdered. On Monday, a number of authority heads met to discuss how preventive work can be strengthened. We want to go further and we do that in collaboration with other authorities, says National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh.
CrimeThe Court of Appeal acquitted a man who was prosecuted for gross unauthorized handling of confidential information. Now the Prosecutor-General (RÅ) is appealing, believing that the Court of Appeal committed a gross judicial error in its assessment.
SwedenThe Supreme Court does not believe that laser pointers should be covered by the knife law. This is evident from a verdict on Friday where a man is acquitted for carrying a laser pointer in a public place.
SwedenPolice and prosecutors cannot see any significant increase in suspected crimes in connection with the latest year's Palestine demonstrations. But it is unclear how big the problem is. According to the National Police Commissioner, it is difficult to determine where the boundary for incitement against an ethnic group goes.
CrimeThe National Police Commissioner and the Director of Public Prosecution have been summoned to the Parliament today to explain the handling of the Palestine demonstrations. The Christian Democrats' Torsten Elofsson wants a situation report on how many have been reported for crimes and prosecuted in connection with the demonstrations.
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