Right to public defence

The plan establishes that legal certainty shall be maintained through legal aid and that those seeking asylum be guaranteed an individual and legally certain examination under dignified circumstances. That public counsel can be appointed already during police handling, even without own request, strengthens precisely that legal certainty earliest in the process. The counter-proposal's requirement therefore aligns with the plan's commitment.

• legal certainty through legal aiddecisive»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty must be maintained through legal aid, public”
• legally certain asylum examination»Här ska den som söker asyl garanteras« (party programme ↗)“Here those seeking asylum shall be guaranteed”
• asylum rights cannot be compromised»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 shall be issued upon granted asylum.”

The plan demands that the principles of the rule of law are protected, a legal order built on the equality of all before the law and protection of civil liberties and rights. That public counsel can be appointed already during the police's handling of a deportation case strengthens legal certainty early in the process and follows from these principles. The plan does not explicitly address the counsel question, which is why the conclusion is derived.

• principles of the rule of lawdecisive»Slå vakt om rättsstatens principer.« (party programme ↗)“Guard the principles of the rule of law.”
• equality before the law»En rättsordning som bygger på allas likhet inför lagen.« (party programme ↗)“A legal order built on the equality of all before the law.”
• civil rights»Skydd för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of civil liberties and rights.”

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 counter-proposal wants public counsel to be assigned already during police processing of a deportation case, even without request. The plan promises to strengthen legal security in the asylum process and stands for a humane and legally secure migration policy where no one is forced to return to oppression or danger to life. Earlier counsel is a direct expression of that commitment.

• legally secure asylum processdecisive»stärka rättssäkerheten i asylprocessen och stödet för hbtqi-flyktingar och andra sårbara grupper.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen legal security in the asylum process and support for LGBTQI refugees and other vulnerable groups.”
• humane and legally secure migration policy»Vi gröna står för en human och rättssäker migrationspolitik. I en tid där människor som« (party programme ↗)“We Greens stand for a humane and legally secure migration policy. In a time when people”
• legal security throughout the justice system»individens frihet. Alla ska vara lika inför lagen och rättssäkerheten måste garanteras i« (party programme ↗)“individual freedom. All must be equal before the law and legal security must be guaranteed in”
• protection against refoulement»står vi upp för människovärdet. Ingen ska tvingas återvända till förtryck eller livsfara.« (party programme ↗)“we stand up for human dignity. No one must be forced to return to oppression or danger to life.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to improving access to legal counsel and that individuals shall be able to receive compensation for legal counsel in administrative matters when they have had grounds to have their case heard. That public legal counsel can be appointed already during the police handling of a deportation case, even without request, is precisely such a strengthening. The plan also establishes that the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state shall be defended.

• bättre tillgång till ombuddecisive»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden shall be able to have their case heard. Processing times for handling and government administration in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to legal counsel improved.”
• ombud i förvaltningsärenden»Vi vill skapa en möjlighet för enskilda att kunna få ersättning för ombud i förvaltningsärenden då denne haft skäl att få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to create a possibility for individuals to receive compensation for legal counsel in administrative matters when they have had grounds to have their case heard.”
• rättsstaten försvaras»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended.”
• rättstrygghet»En viktig del av tryggheten är rättstryggheten.« (party programme ↗)“An important part of security is legal security.”

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 plan requires that legal security and protection for civil liberties and rights be strengthened and that general legal aid be strengthened. It also requires that refusals and deportations be quality-reviewed and that the asylum process lives up to international humanitarian commitments. That public counsel can be appointed already during the police's handling, even without request, is a direct application of these commitments.

• strengthened legal aiddecisive»Den allmänna rättshjälpen ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“General legal aid shall be strengthened.”
• strengthened legal security»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal security and protection for civil liberties and rights need to be strengthened.”
• quality-reviewed refusals»Avvisningar och utvisningar från Sverige ska utvärderas och kvalitetsgranskas.« (party programme ↗)“Refusals and deportations from Sweden shall be evaluated and quality-reviewed.”
• international humanitarian commitments»Asylprocessen i Sverige behöver förändras för att leva upp till folkrättsliga åtaganden.« (party programme ↗)“The asylum process in Sweden needs to change to live up to international humanitarian commitments.”

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 the entire process for someone seeking protection in Sweden be designed so that legal protection is guaranteed for the individual and that resources are sufficient for legally sound handling. That public counsel can be appointed already during police proceedings strengthens that legal protection early in the process. The plan also wants outsiders to be able to participate as citizen witnesses, which demonstrates the same care for the individual's position.

• legally sound processdecisive»För den som söker asyl i Sverige måste hela processen vara utformad så att rättssäkerhet« (party programme ↗)“For the person seeking asylum in Sweden the entire process must be designed so that legal protection”
• sufficient resources for legal protection»garanteras den enskilde. Resurser för mottagande av flyktingar och för utredning av deras« (party programme ↗)“is guaranteed the individual. Resources for reception of refugees and for investigation of their”
• citizen witnesses in investigations»lämpliga kunskaper ska kunna medverka i asylutredningar som medborgarvittnen.« (party programme ↗)“appropriate knowledge should be able to participate in asylum investigations as citizen witnesses.”
• protection of individual rights»Grundlagen ska säkerställa de rättigheter som alltid ska finnas för den enskilda människan« (party programme ↗)“The Constitution shall secure the rights that shall always exist for the individual”

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's migration line is that Swedish asylum regulation should not be more generous than EU law's minimum level and that the one who received a rejection as soon as possible should leave the country. To order legal aid already during police handling and without request builds out the process beyond that level. The plan protects legal security in the justice system overall, but that does not outweigh here. The demand is rejected.

• asylum rights at EU minimum leveldecisive»Anpassa asyllagstiftningen efter den rättsliga miniminivån enligt EU-rätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt asylum legislation to the legal minimum level according to EU law”
• swift return on rejection»Av största vikt är att den som fått ett nej på asylansökan så fort som möjligt lämnar landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Of the utmost importance is that the one who received a no on their asylum application leaves the country as soon as possible.”
• legal security in the justice system»Sverige ska ha ett rättsväsende präglat av rättssäkerhet« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall have a justice system characterised by legal security”

The plan demands that thresholds for detention, deportation and execution of deportations be lowered and that the shadow economy be combated with more controls and more deportations. Appointing legal aid already during the police's handling of a deportation case, even without request, works in the opposite direction and increases costs in the migration process. The plan also wants to keep the regulatory framework at EU law's minimum level.

• lowered thresholds for deportationdecisive»Trösklarna för att ta i förvar och utvisa personer samt verkställa utvisningar behöver också sänkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The thresholds for detention and deporting people and executing deportations also need to be lowered.”
• more deportations»Bekämpa skuggsamhället och illegal migration med fler kontroller och fler utvisningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat the shadow economy and illegal migration with more controls and more deportations”
• strictest possible aliens legislation»Skärpa reglerna i utlänningslagen till striktas möjliga nivå enligt EU-rätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten the rules in the Aliens Act to the strictest possible level according to EU law”
• reduced migration costs»Minska kostnaderna för migrationspolitik, bistånd, EU-bidrag och klimatåtgärder som kan göras mer effektiva« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the costs of migration policy, aid, EU contributions and climate measures that can be made more efficient”