Government's legislative proposal

The party programme establishes that growing surveillance and registration shall be countered and that everyone has the right to a broad private sphere, and that the presumption of innocence is decisive. The election manifesto explicitly warns that young people with foreign backgrounds in poor areas are subjected to police violence and rejects repression as the main approach. The counter-proposal's objection to security zones, which expose innocent people to coercive measures without demonstrated necessity, therefore follows from the plan.

• counter increased surveillancedecisive»Växande övervakning och registrering ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Growing surveillance and registration shall be countered.”
• police violence against young people»Många unga, särskilt med utländsk bakgrund, som bor i fattiga områden, utsätts även för rasism och övervåld från polisen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many young people, especially with foreign backgrounds, who live in poor areas, are also subjected to racism and police violence”
• innocent until proven guilty»anses oskyldiga tills motsatsen är bevisad måste lyftas fram som« (party programme ↗)“are presumed innocent until the opposite is proven must be highlighted as”
• repression does not solve crime»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too often repression and harsher measures are put forward as solutions instead of tackling problems seriously.”

The plan is explicit that the police need more tools and that the fight against crime must be uncompromising, with society's full force mobilized against shootings and weapons. The counter-proposal wants to stop precisely such a new authority with the argument that current tools suffice. This goes against the plan's line on expanded police powers and strengthened fight against weapons. The plan therefore rejects the counter-proposal's demand.

• more tools for the 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 prevention»Kampen mot kriminaliteten ska vara kompromisslös. Samhällets fulla kraft ska mobiliseras för att trycka tillbaka de kriminella« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fight against crime must be uncompromising. Society's full force shall be mobilized to push back the criminals”
• action against weapons and narcotics»Vi vill ta krafttag mot införsel av vapen och narkotika, bland annat genom stärkt gränskontroll.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to take action against the import of weapons and narcotics, among other things through strengthened border control.”
• clear response to crime»Samhället måste reagera tydligt mot brott och regelöverträdelser.« (party programme ↗)“Society must respond clearly to crime and violations of rules.”

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 party programme states that the party opposes all laws that constitute disproportionate interference with privacy and that crime prevention must not occur at the expense of human rights. Security zones involve coercive measures against persons without criminal suspicion and also affect innocent people and children. The plan's position is instead that preventive work is the foundation for a safe society, which supports the counter-proposal's rejection.

• no to disproportionate privacy intrusionsdecisive»Vi motsätter oss alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose all laws that constitute disproportionate interference with privacy.”
• rights before coercive measures»Brotts- och terrorbekämpning är viktigt men ska inte ske på bekostnad av mänskliga rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Crime and counter-terrorism are important but must not occur at the expense of human rights.”
• preventive work as foundation»Det brottsförebyggande arbetet är grunden för ett tryggt samhälle med låg kriminalitet.« (party programme ↗)“Preventive crime work is the foundation for a safe society with low crime.”
• prevention in vulnerable areas»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest heavily in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.”

The election manifesto explicitly says no to stop and search zones and states that the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. The counter-proposal opposes exactly such zones, with the argument that innocent people are subjected to coercive measures without demonstrated necessity. The party programme also requires that all legislation be tested against its impact on integrity and that restrictions are proportionate to purpose, which is exactly the balance the committee makes.

• no to stop and search zonesdecisive»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, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on religious freedom.”
• integrity test for 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.”
• proportionality for restrictions»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the purpose of the laws.”
• protect fundamental rights»Våra grundläggande rättigheter får inte tas för givna. Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning, och grundlagsskydda rätten till abort och reproduktiv hälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our fundamental rights must not be taken for granted. We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the prohibition on discrimination, minority protection and the status of minority languages, and provide constitutional protection for the right to abortion and reproductive health.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires that police shall be able to use coercive measures against organized gang members even without concrete suspicion of crime, and that police shall get the tools to everywhere uphold law and order. The counter-proposal's objection is precisely that powers without concrete suspicion are unnecessary and risky. The plan's integrity principle qualifies the requirement for proportionality but does not overturn the explicit commitment in the election manifesto, which carries most weight.

• coercive measures without concrete suspiciondecisive»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 ↗)“Wiretapping and other secret coercive measures shall be able to be used both in suspicion of more crimes than today and following court order against organized gang members even without concrete suspicion of crime.”
• police shall get more tools»Nu måste polisen få verktygen att överallt upprätthålla lag och ordning, så att alla kan känna sig trygga i sina kvarter var de än bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Now police must get the tools to everywhere uphold law and order, so everyone can feel safe in their neighbourhoods wherever they live.”
• more effective police methods»För att stoppa upplopp och kravaller ska polisen kunna använda mer effektiv och modern utrustning så att fler kan gripas och lagföras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To stop riots and disturbances, police should be able to use more effective and modern equipment so that more can be arrested and prosecuted.”
• proportionality in integrity infringements»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 election manifesto describes the situation as extreme and demands that safety on streets and squares be restored, and it is prepared to introduce drastic tools such as anonymous witnesses when they are effective against gang crime. The counter-proposal, conversely, wants to refrain from expanded authority to search for weapons. The programme's protection of personal privacy qualifies the balance but does not outweigh the plan's requirement for effective crime prevention.

• restore safetydecisive»Tryggheten på gator och torg måste återupprättas, brottsförebyggande arbetet måste stärkas, brottslingar dömas och brottsoffer få upprättelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Safety on streets and squares must be restored, crime prevention work must be strengthened, criminals convicted and crime victims receive restitution.”
• new tools against gang crime»Inför anonyma vittnen. Det finns i flera andra länder och har bidragit till fler fällande domar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce anonymous witnesses. It exists in several other countries and has contributed to more convictions.”
• stricter approach to weapons crime»Skärp straffet för vapenbrott till lägst fem års fängelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten penalties for weapons crimes to minimum five years imprisonment.”
• protection of personal privacy»Intrång i den fredade sfär som varje person bör vara garanterad innebär att den personliga integriteten kränks.« (party programme ↗)“Intrusion into the protected sphere that every person should be guaranteed means that personal privacy is violated.”

The plan contains an explicit commitment to introduce search zones so that police have better opportunities to search for weapons. The counter-proposal instead wants to stop the security zones citing that existing powers are sufficient. This stands in direct conflict with the plan's line that legislation must be adapted to gang violence so that more weapons are found and disappear from the street.

• search zonesdecisive»Införa visitationszoner så att Polisen får bättre möjligheter att leta efter vapen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce search zones so that police have better opportunities to search for weapons”
• adapted legislation against gangs»Gängen är Sveriges inhemska terrorister – och lagstiftningen måste anpassas därefter så att fler ställs till svars och försvinner från gatan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Gangs are Sweden's domestic terrorists – and legislation must be adapted accordingly so that more are held accountable and disappear from the street.”
• harsher weapons crime sentences»Skärpa minimistraffen för grova vapenbrott från dagens 2 års fängelse till 6 års fängelse« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten minimum sentences for serious weapons offences from today's 2 years imprisonment to 6 years imprisonment”
• strengthened police tools»Satsa på polisens utrustning, exempelvis kroppskameror men också vattenkanoner att använda vid exempelvis upplopp« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in police equipment, for example body cameras but also water cannons to use in for example riots”

The plan states that few political measures are far-reaching enough to push back criminal gangs and that law enforcement above all needs more effective tools, and that procedural obstacles to increased prosecution must be removed. The counter-proposal instead wants to stop expanded powers to search for weapons in security zones. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demands.

• no measures too far-reachingdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna anser att få politiska åtgärder är för långtgående när det kommer till att pressa tillbaka både de kriminella gängen och den kultur som gör att de får fäste.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sverigedemokraterna believes that few political measures are far-reaching when it comes to pushing back both criminal gangs and the culture that allows them to take hold.”
• more effective tools against gang crime»Framförallt behöver rättsväsendet få mer effektiva verktyg för att bekämpa gängbrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Above all, law enforcement needs more effective tools to combat gang crime.”
• remove procedural obstacles»Processuella hinder för att möjliggöra en ökad lagföring måste också undanröjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procedural obstacles to enabling increased prosecution must also be removed.”
• resources against gangs»Ge rättsväsendet resurser och verktyg för att bekämpa gängen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give law enforcement the resources and tools to combat gangs”