Conditions for using DNA-based genealogical research

The plan states that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity and that constitutional laws shall protect people's freedoms and rights. Expanding DNA-based genetic investigation from the most serious crimes to all crime with two years in prison in the penalty scale means a significantly greater intrusion on the integrity of many innocent relatives. The plan also reminds us of the justice system's historical problems, which justifies restraint with new coercive measures.

• protection of personal integritydecisive»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
• constitutionally protected freedoms and rights»Grundlagarna ska värna demokratin och människors fri- och« (party programme ↗)“Constitutional laws shall protect democracy and people's freedoms and”
• restraint against coercive measures»Rättsväsendet har historiska problem som kommer ur klassamhället,« (party programme ↗)“The justice system has historical problems that come from class society,”

The plan's crucial commitment is that the police need more tools and that the fight against crime shall be uncompromising. Expanding the circle of crimes where DNA-based genealogical research may be used to crimes with at least two years imprisonment is such a tool. The plan simultaneously sets a limit in protection of personal privacy, but it does not outweigh the demand for more effective crime investigation here.

• more tools for policedecisive»Polisen behöver också fler verktyg, som bättre möjligheter till avlyssning och husrannsakan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The police also need more tools, such as better opportunities for wiretapping and house searches.”
• uncompromising crime fighting»Kampen mot kriminaliteten ska vara kompromisslös.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fight against crime shall be uncompromising.”
• personal privacy as a limit»Det är samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda friheten och den personliga integriteten« (party programme ↗)“It is society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal privacy”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan opposes all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into privacy and asserts that crime and counter-terrorism are important but must not occur at the expense of human rights. It wishes to protect the right to privacy and private life and rejects improper registration. Expanding DNA-based family research to all criminality with two years' imprisonment in the sentencing scale is such an expansion of register usage that the plan speaks against.

• no disproportionate privacy intrusionsdecisive»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into”
• crime prevention not over rights»viktigt men ska inte ske på bekostnad av mänskliga« (party programme ↗)“important but must not occur at the expense of human”
• right to privacy and private life»Vi vill värna människors rätt till integritet och« (party programme ↗)“We wish to protect people's right to privacy and”
• no improper registration»otillbörlig registrering eller övervakning baserad på« (party programme ↗)“improper registration or surveillance based on”

The party programme requires that all legislation be tested against its impact on personal integrity and that the restriction be proportionate to the purpose, and the election manifesto explicitly says no to a range of coercive measures such as preventive wiretapping. Expanding DNA-based kinship investigation to all crime with two years' imprisonment in the sentencing scale means that a far-reaching tool is used against a broader group. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demand, even though it also demands tough action against serious crime.

• proportionality test for integrityweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet. Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be tested against its impact on people's personal integrity. There must be proportionality between the legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the laws' purpose.”
• no to integrity infringementsdecisive»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
• strong integrity protection»Ett starkt integritetsskydd är därför en omistlig del av ett öppet och demokratiskt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A strong integrity protection is therefore an essential part of an open and democratic society.”
• action against serious crime»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall not yield to gangs.”

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The election manifesto requires that secret coercive measures shall be able to be used in case of suspicion of more crimes than today, with the argument that too few shootings and rapes are solved and that the justice system's capacity must improve. Expanding the range of crimes where DNA-based genealogy may be used to crimes with two years' imprisonment or more follows from the same line. The plan's privacy assessment – that intrusion is only justified when the opposing interest weighs clearly heavier and the measure is effective – qualifies but does not break the support.

• coercive measures for more crimesdecisive»Avlyssning och andra hemliga tvångsmedel ska kunna användas både vid misstanke om fler brott än i dag och efter domstolsbeslut mot organiserade gängmedlemmar även utan konkret brottsmisstanke.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Surveillance and other secret coercive measures shall be able to be used both in case of suspicion of more crimes than today and by court decision against organized gang members even without concrete suspicion of crime.”
• more crimes must be solved»Bara vart fjärde gängmord och var sjunde skjutning leder i dag till fällande domar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Only one in four gang murders and one in seven shootings lead to convictions today.”
• more effective crime investigation»Rättsväsendets förmåga och effektivitet behöver förbättras så att« (party programme ↗)“The justice system's capacity and efficiency need to be improved so that”
• proportionate privacy intrusion»negativt är endast berättigade om ett motstående intresse väger uppenbart tyngre och åtgärden är« (party programme ↗)“negative is only justified if an opposing interest weighs clearly heavier and the measure is”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto makes security a prioritized area and requires a comprehensive review of the secrecy rules so that information can be used to prevent and solve crimes, while the party programme emphasizes increased detection risk for perpetrators. Extending DNA-based kinship tracing to crimes with imprisonment of two years or more is such a tool. The party programme's requirement for clearly defined authorities and secrecy protection for genetic personal registers, however, constitute a clear counterweight, why confidence is low.

• information sharing against crimedecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Comprehensive review of the secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes.”
• increased detection risk»en ökad upptäcktsrisk för förövarna är viktigt« (party programme ↗)“an increased detection risk for perpetrators is important”
• clearly defined authorities»dess befogenheter ska vara tydligt avgränsade« (party programme ↗)“its authorities shall be clearly defined”
• secrecy for genetic registers»genetiska personregister och ska behandlas med sekretesskydd« (party programme ↗)“genetic personal registers and shall be treated with secrecy protection”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan throughout wants to give police and prosecutors more powerful tools to investigate and clear up more crimes – stop and search zones, significantly more surveillance cameras and anonymous witnesses. Expanding DNA-based familial searching to crimes with two years imprisonment or more is in line with that building up of investigative capacity. The party programme simultaneously requires that personal privacy is protected, which argues for the tool to be linked to a minimum sentence threshold.

• expanded police toolsdecisive»Införa visitationszoner så att Polisen får bättre möjligheter att leta efter vapen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce stop and search zones so that Police get better opportunities to search for weapons”
• more crimes shall be cleared up»Vi ska rusta upp rättsväsendet för att utreda och klara upp fler brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall strengthen the legal system to investigate and clear up more crimes”
• more surveillance tools»Kraftigt öka antalet övervakningskameror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase the number of surveillance cameras”
• privacy is protected»Den personliga integriteten ska värnas« (party programme ↗)“Personal privacy shall be protected”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that procedural obstacles to increased prosecution be removed and that the justice system's tools to detect and prosecute criminals be improved, including expanded information gathering. It furthermore requires zero tolerance so that even less serious crimes are investigated and prosecuted. Expanding the circle of crimes where DNA-based family tracing may be used thus follows from the plan.

• remove procedural obstaclesdecisive»Processuella hinder för att möjliggöra en ökad lagföring måste också undanröjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procedural obstacles to enabling increased prosecution must also be removed.”
• better tools against crime»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The justice system's cooperation between authorities and tools to detect and prosecute criminals shall be improved.”
• zero tolerance against crime»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance against crime so that even less serious crimes are investigated and prosecuted”
• expanded information gathering»Åtgärder ska vidtas för att bättre kunna kartlägga gängaktiva genom t.ex. underrättelsearbete och informationsinhämtning, spaning, kameraövervakning och avlyssning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures should be taken to better be able to map gang-active individuals through for example intelligence work and information gathering, surveillance, camera surveillance and surveillance.”