A 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.
SwedenThe 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 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.
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