2025-05-152024/25:JuU25 · p.3JuUJustice
Security and Privacy Protection Committee Oversight
Strengthened oversight by the Swedish Commission on Security and Integrity Protection over secret coercive measures
What's at stake: A strengthened oversight body could better handle the increased workload that has followed from more, and more preventively oriented, secret coercive measures, which matters for individuals' legal safeguards and privacy protection, but the committee does not want to pre-empt the conclusions of the ongoing inquiry.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the Riksdag should take its own initiative to strengthen the oversight body's supervision of secret coercive measures — in terms of both resources and powers — or whether the matter should instead be handled within the ongoing government inquiry into secret and preventive coercive measures.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee maintains its earlier view that there are no grounds for the Riksdag to take an initiative regarding the oversight body's supervision, pointing to the fact that a special inquiry is already reviewing the rules on secret and preventive coercive measures, and therefore rejects the motion.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 3 (V, MP)
The reservation argues that it is important to strengthen the oversight of the use of secret coercive measures, since the oversight body's workload has grown sharply as the thresholds for using such measures have been lowered and they have also begun to be used for preventive purposes; the body therefore needs to be strengthened both in terms of resources and powers.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 3 by V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: LLiberalerna
Ja 263–34Ja 251–46
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/19/0/5 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | Yes 92/0/0/14 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | match | confidence: high | not addressed |
| C | No | Yes 20/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 12/0/0/4 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/10 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motion 2024/25:3304 by Rasmus Ling et al. (MP) demand 4.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2024/25:3304 av Rasmus Ling m.fl. (MP) yrkande 4.
Riksdag decision: Every year the government reports to parliament how law enforcement agencies use secret wiretapping and other secret coercive measures. Parliament has considered the report on use in 2023. It addresses how the Prosecutor's Office, the Economic Crime Bureau, the Police Authority, the Customs Authority and the Security Police have used secret wiretapping of electronic communications, monitoring of electronic communications, camera surveillance and room wiretapping. Parliament agrees with the government that the secret coercive measures serve an important function for investigating crimes and that the report shows that the secret coercive measures have been useful. Parliament laid the report on file, that is, closed the matter.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the government's annual report to parliament on secret coercive measures to be improved with statistics on the prosecution's notifications to affected persons. (V, MP) — Reservation 3
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan establishes that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity and that legal security shall be maintained through public insight and independent review.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity and that legal security shall be maintained through public insight and independent review. When thresholds for secret coercive measures are lowered and they are used preventively, strengthened oversight is precisely the independent review body the plan requires. The plan also sets high requirements for the police being integrated into democratic structures with functioning accountability.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att alla människor har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet och att rättssäkerheten ska upprätthållas genom medborgerlig insyn och oberoende granskning. När trösklarna för hemliga tvångsmedel sänks och de används preventivt är förstärkt tillsyn just det oberoende granskningsorgan planen kräver. Planen ställer dessutom höga krav på att polisen är inordnad i demokratiska strukturer med fungerande ansvarsutkrävande.
- independent review and insightdecisive»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“Legal security needs to be maintained through legal aid, public”
- protection of personal integrity»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“has the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
- democratic control over police»vara tydligt inordnade i demokratiska strukturer. Det ställer också« (party programme ↗)“be clearly integrated into democratic structures. It also places”
- accountability»höga krav på fungerande ansvarsutkrävande vid lagbrott.« (party programme ↗)“high demands on functioning accountability for criminal acts.”
The election manifesto wants to give police more tools such as wiretapping and search warrants, and the party programme makes it society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal integrity.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto wants to give police more tools such as wiretapping and search warrants, and the party programme makes it society's absolute duty to protect freedom and personal integrity. When coercive powers are expanded, it follows that oversight of them needs to be strengthened. The programme also demands openness and transparency in administration. The plan does not mention the oversight board, so the support is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill ge polisen fler verktyg som avlyssning och husrannsakan, och partiprogrammet gör det till samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda friheten och den personliga integriteten. När tvångsmedlen vidgas följer av den kombinationen att tillsynen över dem behöver förstärkas. Programmet kräver dessutom offentlighet och insyn i förvaltningen. Planen nämner inte tillsynsnämnden, så stödet är härlett.
- protection of personal integritydecisive»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 integrity”
- expanded coercive powers»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.”
- openness and transparency»Den demokratiska processen och samhällsförvaltningen måste bygga på offentlighet och« (party programme ↗)“The democratic process and public administration must be built on openness and”
- fair exercise of public authority»beakta allas likhet inför lagen och iaktta saklighet och opartiskhet.« (party programme ↗)“respect everyone's equality before the law and observe impartiality and fairness.”
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 laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into privacy and establishes that crime prevention must not occur at the expense of human rights, and requires good public oversight of all judicial administration.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan opposes laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into privacy and establishes that crime prevention must not occur at the expense of human rights, and requires good public oversight of all judicial administration. When the thresholds for secret coercive measures are lowered, a strengthened oversight committee is itself the guarantee for that control. The plan does not mention the committee by name, which is why the position is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen motsätter sig lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten och slår fast att brottsbekämpning inte får ske på bekostnad av mänskliga rättigheter, samt kräver god medborgerlig insyn i all rättsvårdande verksamhet. När trösklarna för hemliga tvångsmedel sänks är en förstärkt tillsynsnämnd själva garantin för den kontrollen. Planen nämner inte nämnden vid namn, varför ställningstagandet härleds.
- proportionate privacy intrusionsdecisive»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into”
- oversight of judicial administration»Det ska finnas god medborgerlig insyn i all« (party programme ↗)“There must be good public oversight of all”
- against improper surveillance»otillbörlig registrering eller övervakning baserad på« (party programme ↗)“improper registration or surveillance based on”
- protected personal privacy»Vi vill värna människors rätt till integritet och« (party programme ↗)“We want to protect people's right to privacy and”
The plan explicitly says no to preventive wiretapping and establishes that the individual's rights against the state must be defended.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly says no to preventive wiretapping and establishes that the individual's rights against the state must be defended. When thresholds for secret coercive measures are nonetheless lowered, it follows from the plan's requirement that all legislation be tested against its impact on integrity that control of the state's coercive power must be strong. A strengthened oversight board thereby aligns with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen säger uttryckligen nej till preventiv avlyssning och slår fast att individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. När trösklarna för hemliga tvångsmedel ändå sänks följer av planens krav på att all lagstiftning prövas mot integritetspåverkan att kontrollen av statens tvångsmakt måste vara stark. En förstärkt tillsynsnämnd ligger därför i linje med planen.
- no to preventive wiretappingdecisive»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.”
- the state's coercive power requires control»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.”
- integrity testing of legislationweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be tested against its impact on people's personal integrity.”
- 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 indispensable part of an open and democratic society.”
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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 supervision of authorities' exercise of power against individuals is developed through strong supervisory authorities and that protection of the individual's integrity is strengthened.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that supervision of authorities' exercise of power against individuals is developed through strong supervisory authorities and that protection of the individual's integrity is strengthened. The counter-proposal's demand that the supervisory board is strengthened in resources and authority is precisely that development. The plan simultaneously wants to expand the use of secret coercive measures, which makes strengthened supervision a necessary counterweight rather than an objection.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att tillsynen över myndigheternas maktutövning mot enskilda utvecklas genom starka tillsynsmyndigheter och att skyddet för den enskildes integritet stärks. Motförslagets krav på att tillsynsnämnden förstärks resurs- och befogenhetsmässigt är precis den utvecklingen. Planen vill samtidigt vidga användningen av hemliga tvångsmedel, vilket gör en stärkt tillsyn till en nödvändig motvikt snarare än en invändning.
- strong supervisory authoritiesdecisive»Tillsynen över myndigheternas maktutövning mot enskilda behöver utvecklas genom starka« (party programme ↗)“Supervision of authorities' exercise of power against individuals needs to be developed through strong”
- strengthened integrity protection»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of the individual's integrity shall be strengthened.”
- integrity analysis of legislation»Alla nya lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt.« (party programme ↗)“All new legislative proposals shall be analysed from an integrity perspective.”
- expanded secret coercive measures»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.”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The party programme requires that crime-fighting powers are clearly defined and that protection of personal integrity is valued, and that the public applies great caution in handling personal data.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme requires that crime-fighting powers are clearly defined and that protection of personal integrity is valued, and that the public applies great caution in handling personal data. Enhanced supervision of secret and preventive coercive measures is a means for precisely that control, in line with the plan's requirement for separation of powers and control of the exercise of power. An expanded justice system is simultaneously an explicit priority.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet kräver att brottsbekämpande befogenheter är tydligt avgränsade och att skyddet för den personliga integriteten värnas, samt att det offentliga tillämpar stor försiktighet vid hantering av personuppgifter. En förstärkt tillsyn över hemliga och preventiva tvångsmedel är ett medel för just den kontrollen, i linje med planens krav på maktdelning och kontroll av maktutövningen. Ett utbyggt rättsväsende är samtidigt en uttalad prioritering.
- defined powersdecisive»dess befogenheter ska vara tydligt avgränsade, och skyddet för den personliga integriteten värnas.« (party programme ↗)“its powers shall be clearly defined, and protection of personal integrity valued.”
- caution with personal data»grundlagsskydd och det offentliga måste tillämpa stor försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten vid hantering av personuppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“constitutional protection and the public must apply great caution and respect for personal integrity in handling personal data.”
- separation of powers and control»Därför kräver en fungerande demokrati en klar maktdelning mellan den lagstiftande, den verkställande och den dömande makten.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, a functioning democracy requires a clear separation of powers between the legislative, executive and judicial branches.”
- expanded justice system»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The entire justice system needs to be expanded.”
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 establishes that personal integrity shall be protected against intrusions into privacy and that all public exercise of power shall be regulated by law and accountability for it can be demanded.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that personal integrity shall be protected against intrusions into privacy and that all public exercise of power shall be regulated by law and accountability for it can be demanded. When secret coercive measures are used more and also preventively, it follows from these principles that oversight of them must keep pace. The plan therefore supports the demand for strengthened oversight, even though it does not mention the board.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att den personliga integriteten ska värnas mot intrång i privatlivets helgd och att all offentlig maktutövning ska vara lagstyrd och kunna utkrävas ansvar för. När hemliga tvångsmedel används mer och även preventivt följer av dessa principer att tillsynen över dem måste hålla jämna steg. Planen stöder därför kravet på förstärkt tillsyn, även om den inte nämner nämnden.
- personal integritydecisive»Den personliga integriteten ska värnas, såväl från intrång« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall be protected, both from intrusions”
- law-governed exercise of power»All offentlig maktutövning ska vara lagstyrd och vägledas av« (party programme ↗)“All public exercise of power shall be governed by law and”
- accountability for public decisions»Skärpa tjänstemannaansvaret så att du som skattebetalare vet att med all offentlig maktutövning följer ett ansvar för de beslut som fattas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen official accountability so that you as a taxpayer know that with every exercise of public power comes responsibility for the decisions made”
- legal security»Sverige ska ha ett rättsväsende präglat av rättssäkerhet« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall have a justice system characterized by legal security”
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 wants to strengthen the rule-of-law principles through increased elements of separation of powers and increase transparency and the possibility of accountability.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to strengthen the rule-of-law principles through increased elements of separation of powers and increase transparency and the possibility of accountability. Reinforced oversight of the use of secret coercive measures is in line with this. At the same time, the plan wants to significantly expand the justice system's coercive measures against gang criminals and remove procedural obstacles, which makes the conclusion uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill stärka de rättsstatliga principerna genom ökade inslag av maktdelning och öka transparensen och möjligheten till ansvarsutkrävande. En förstärkt tillsyn över användningen av hemliga tvångsmedel ligger i linje med detta. Samtidigt vill planen kraftigt utöka rättsväsendets tvångsmedel mot gängkriminella och undanröja processuella hinder, vilket gör slutsatsen osäker.
- strengthened rule-of-law principlesdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka de rättsstatliga principerna i den svenska förvaltningsmodellen genom ökade inslag av maktdelning och ett stärkt oberoende av domstolsväsendet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen the rule-of-law principles in the Swedish administrative model through increased elements of separation of powers and a strengthened independence of the judicial system.”
- transparency and accountability»Tjänstemannaansvar ska införas och åtgärder ska genomföras för att öka transparensen och möjligheten att utkräva politiskt ansvarsutkrävande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Official liability shall be introduced and measures shall be taken to increase transparency and the possibility to exercise political accountability.”
- expanded coercive measures against gangs»Åtgärder ska vidtas för att bättre kunna kartlägga gängaktiva genom t.ex. underrättelsearbete och informationsinhämtning, spaning, kameraövervakning och avlyssning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures shall be taken to better map gang-active individuals through e.g. intelligence work and information gathering, surveillance, camera monitoring and wiretapping.”
- fewer procedural obstacles»Processuella hinder för att möjliggöra en ökad lagföring måste också undanröjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procedural obstacles to enable increased prosecution must also be removed.”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:JuU25)
- Committee report full text (HC01JuU25)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:3304 — med anledning av skr. 2024/25:64 Redovisning av användningen av hemliga tvångsmedel under 2023 av Rasmus Ling m.fl. (MP)
- Regeringens skrivelse 2024/25:64 — Redovisning av användningen av hemliga tvångsmedel under 2023
Source: The Swedish Parliament