Government's Bill

The plan establishes that legal security shall be maintained through legal aid, public insight and independent review and that the presumption of innocence is fundamental. Lowering the standard of proof and removing the fixed time limit for detention of persons not convicted of a crime goes against this. The counter-proposal's demands for clear time limits and resistance to a vague expanded scope of application are therefore supported by the plan.

• legal security and insightdecisive»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“Legal security needs to be maintained through legal aid, public”
• presumption of innocence»anses oskyldiga tills motsatsen är bevisad är grundläggande i det.« (party programme ↗)“are presumed innocent until proved otherwise is fundamental in the”
• legally secure justice system»Utvecklingen av ett rättsväsende byggt på rättssäkerhet är viktig« (party programme ↗)“The development of a justice system based on legal security is important”
• the right to asylum is inviolable»Rätten att söka asyl kan aldrig tummas på, vi kräver att endast permanenta uppehållstillstånd ska utfärdas vid beviljad asyl.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The right to seek asylum can never be compromised, we require that only permanent residence permits are issued when asylum is granted.”

The plan demands that violence-promoting extremism is combated and terrorist acts are prevented and wants to give the crime-fighting authorities more and sharper tools against the most serious threats. The counter-proposal's demand to keep the higher standard of proof and a fixed time limit for detention goes against that line. The plan's protection of civil liberties and rights is a counterweight, but the plan gives the greatest weight to security against the most serious threats.

• prevent terrorist actsdecisive»Bekämpande av våldsbejakande extremism och förhindrande av terrordåd.« (party programme ↗)“Fighting violence-promoting extremism and prevention of terrorist acts.”
• more tools for authorities»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 search warrants.”
• strict immigration policy»Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have tightened immigration policy, and that line remains firm.”
• civil liberties and rights»Skydd för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of civil liberties and rights.”

The plan requires that all new legislation be carefully examined on the basis of legal rights and fundamental freedoms and rights and that crime-fighting not occur at the expense of rule-of-law principles. Coercive measures are needed but shall be weighed against personal integrity and surrounded by strong oversight. A lowered standard of proof and removed time limits for detention of persons not convicted of crime are difficult to reconcile with this. The counter-proposal's objections are therefore supported.

• legal rights examination of new legislationdecisive»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“be carefully examined on the basis of legal rights and fundamental freedoms and rights.”
• rule of law sets limits»Brottsbekämpning ska inte ske på bekostnad av« (party programme ↗)“Crime-fighting shall not occur at the expense of”
• integrity protection with coercive measures»Ett sätt att värna integriteten är en stark, oberoende tillsyn över« (party programme ↗)“A way to protect integrity is strong, independent oversight over”
• humane and legally secure migration»Vi gröna står för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“We Greens stand for a humane and legally secure migration policy.”

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 explicitly defends the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state and says no to methods like reversed burden of proof and preventive wiretapping. A lowered standard of proof and detention without a time limit for persons not convicted of crimes is precisely such an intervention that according to the plan must be in proportion to its purpose and be controllable. Therefore, the counter-proposal's demand is supported.

• no to legally unsafe methodsdecisive»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 search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on religious freedom.”
• proportionality in coercive measures»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between the legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the laws' purpose.”
• control of the state's coercive power»Staten är den enda enheten i samhället som får utöva tvång och våld.« (party programme ↗)“The state is the only entity in society permitted to exercise coercion and violence.”
• right to a hearing»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All who live in Sweden shall be able to get their case heard.”

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 wants more of those awaiting deportation and rejection to be held in custody and explicitly accepts coercive measures against qualified threats even without concrete criminal suspicion. The counter-proposal's demands for retained time limits and higher evidentiary standards thus go against the plan's line against the most serious security threats. The plan's legal certainty requirements ease but do not bear the demand.

• more in custodydecisive»Fler som väntar på både utvisning och avvisning ska hållas i förvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More awaiting both deportation and rejection shall be held in custody.”
• coercive measures without criminal suspicion»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 ↗)“Interception and other secret coercive measures shall be able to be used both upon suspicion of more crimes than today and after court decision against organized gang members even without concrete criminal suspicion.”
• enforced departure without grounds»Asylrätten ska värnas där den med asylskäl ska stanna och den utan skäl lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The right of asylum shall be cherished where the person with asylum grounds stays and the one without grounds leaves the country.”
• strengthened legal certainty»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty and protection of civil liberties and rights need to be strengthened.”

The party programme requires that Sweden be able to meet attacks from international crime and terrorism, and the election manifesto points out the grip of extremist environments on public life as an acute problem. The counter-proposal wants to maintain the higher evidentiary standard and fixed time limits for detention of the most qualified security threats, which weakens protection. The plan's rights protection for personal freedom remains as a limit but does not carry the requirement in substance.

• protection against terrorismdecisive»Sverige måste kunna möta angrepp från internationell kriminalitet, terrorism, cyberkrigföring, biologiska vapen, kemiska vapen och kärnvapen.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden must be able to meet attacks from international crime, terrorism, cyber warfare, biological weapons, chemical weapons and nuclear weapons.”
• countered violent extremism»Det finns också områden där islamistiska extremister har en avgörande påverkan på samhällslivet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There are also areas where Islamist extremists have decisive influence on public life.”
• strict migration policy»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict migration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”
• protection for personal freedom»Sådana rättigheter är framför allt rätten till liv, personlig frihet och integritet« (party programme ↗)“Such rights are above all the right to life, personal freedom and integrity”

The plan wants to strengthen the Security Police's ability to protect the country and consistently pursues a harder line against persons who pose a threat, including expulsion of gang members regardless of conviction. The counter-proposal wants to maintain evidentiary requirements and fixed time limits for detention and limit the scope of application. The plan provides no support for such restrictions; its principle is that the state's core security function is non-negotiable.

• strengthened security protectiondecisive»Stärka Säkerhetspolisen för att öka deras förmåga att skydda den liberala demokratin och landets alla medborgare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the Security Police to increase their ability to protect liberal democracy and all citizens of the country”
• expulsion without requirement of conviction»Utvisa gängmedlemmar, som inte är svenska medborgare, oavsett om de dömts för brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expel gang members who are not Swedish citizens regardless of whether they have been convicted of crime”
• the state's security function»Statens hårda kärna får aldrig vara förhandlingsbar.« (party programme ↗)“The state's core security function must never be negotiable.”
• effective enforcement»Av största vikt är att den som fått ett nej på asylansökan så fort som möjligt lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is of paramount importance that the person who has received a refusal for asylum leaves the country as quickly as possible.”

The election manifesto explicitly demands harsh restrictions and detention for security threats that are present in Sweden, and that such persons be monitored and deported. The counter-proposal instead wants to maintain time limits and the higher standard of proof for detention. This goes directly against the plan's commitment to lower thresholds for detention and deportation of security threats.

• detention for security threatsdecisive»Införa hårda restriktioner och förvar för säkerhetshot som befinner sig i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement harsh restrictions and detention for security threats that are present in Sweden.”
• monitor and deport security threats»De säkerhetshot som verkar inom dessa miljöer ska kontrolleras, och utvisas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security threats operating in these environments shall be monitored and deported.”
• lowered thresholds for detention»Trösklarna för att ta i förvar och utvisa personer samt verkställa utvisningar behöver också sänkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The thresholds for taking into detention and deporting persons and carrying out deportations also need to be lowered.”
• security threats shall leave the country»Genom att använda neddraget bistånd, sanktioner eller andra påtryckningar så ska säkerhetshot lämna landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By using cut aid, sanctions or other pressure, security threats shall leave the country.”