Time limitation and evaluation

The party programme demands that growing surveillance and registration be countered and that there are effective and independent systems to scrutinise, among others, the police. The election manifesto states that young people with foreign backgrounds are subjected to racism and police brutality and that trust requires major changes to policing. Time-limiting security zones and particularly assessing the risk of ethnic profiling therefore follow directly from the plan.

• independent scrutiny of the policedecisive»oberoende system för att granska de yrkesgrupper, till exempel polisen« (party programme ↗)“independent systems to scrutinise professional groups, for example the police”
• risk of ethnic profiling»Många unga, särskilt med utländsk bakgrund, som bor i fattiga områden, utsätts även för rasism och övervåld från polisen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many young people, particularly with foreign backgrounds, who live in poor areas, are also subjected to racism and police brutality”
• counter increased surveillance»Växande övervakning och registrering ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Growing surveillance and registration shall be countered.”
• changed policing»Att återupprätta tilltron till polisen kräver stora förändringar av hur polisen arbetar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restoring trust in the police requires major changes in how the police work.”

The counter-proposal accepts the security zones but requires time limitation and a special evaluation of whether the law is applied non-discriminatorily. The plan's principled requirement is that authorities shall consider the equality of all before the law and observe objectivity and impartiality, and the party is explicitly anti-racist and protects personal integrity. Such a control requirement does not conflict with the plan's hard line against gang crime. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• equality before law and impartialitydecisive»beakta allas likhet inför lagen och iaktta saklighet och opartiskhet.« (party programme ↗)“consider the equality of all before the law and observe objectivity and impartiality.”
• anti-racist party»Socialdemokraterna är ett antirasistiskt parti, som strävar« (party programme ↗)“The Social Democrats are an anti-racist party that strives”
• protect personal integrity»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”
• equality before law»Vi är lika inför lagbokens paragrafer och i våra myndigheter arbetar plikttrogna tjänstemän med hög integritet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are equal before the law's paragraphs and in our authorities dutiful officials with high integrity work.”

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 with disproportionate integrity intrusions and demands that all discrimination be combated and that discrimination legislation be strengthened. A time limit and a special assessment of the risk of ethnic profiling is the protection that makes coercive measures possible to reconsider. The party's demand for systematic statistics on discrimination points in the same direction.

• no to disproportionate intrusionsdecisive»Vi motsätter oss alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into integrity.”
• combat all discrimination»Alla former av diskriminering ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of discrimination shall be combated.”
• strengthened discrimination protection»stärka lagstiftningen mot diskriminering och se över rätten till rättshjälp i diskrimineringsfall.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen discrimination legislation and review the right to legal assistance in discrimination cases.”
• map discrimination»ta fram systematisk statistik för att belysa diskriminering och rasism i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“develop systematic statistics to illuminate discrimination and racism in society.”

The plan rejects search zones entirely, which means a time-limited regulation lies clearly closer to the plan than one that risks becoming permanent. The demand for a specific evaluation of the risk of ethnic profiling is borne by the commitment to strengthen authorities' work against discrimination and by the requirement that legislation be tested against integrity and proportionality. The plan, however, does not speak to time limitation as a legislative technique, which is why the position is derived.

• no to 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 search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on religious freedom.”
• counter discrimination»Mer måste göras mot diskriminering. Vi vill stärka myndigheternas arbete mot diskriminering och höja ersättningen till dem som utsatts, samt lägga till kön och funktionsnedsättning som hatbrottsgrunder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done against discrimination. We want to strengthen authorities' work against discrimination and raise compensation for those who have been subjected to it, and add sex and disability as hate crime grounds.”
• 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 limitation of citizens' integrity imposed by legislation and the legislation's purpose.”
• integrity review 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.”

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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 party programme explicitly requires that already-implemented laws with strong impact on personal integrity be regularly evaluated and that integrity infringement is only justified if a countervailing interest weighs significantly more. The counter-proposal's requirement for time limitation and for evaluation of whether the law is applied non-discriminatively is an application of these commitments. The plan additionally imposes on the state to forcefully combat discrimination.

• regular evaluation of integrity lawsdecisive»påverkan på den personliga integriteten ska regelbundet utvärderas.« (party programme ↗)“impact on personal integrity shall be regularly evaluated.”
• proportionality and effectiveness»negativt är endast berättigade om ett motstående intresse väger uppenbart tyngre och åtgärden är« (party programme ↗)“negatively is only justified if a countervailing interest weighs significantly more and the measure is”
• combat discrimination»Därför ska staten med kraft bekämpa all slags rasism, diskriminering och intolerans.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore the state shall forcefully combat all forms of racism, discrimination and intolerance.”
• integrity analysis of legislation»Alla nya lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt.« (party programme ↗)“All new legislation shall be analysed from an integrity perspective.”

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 says nothing about sunset clauses, but the election manifesto's substantive commitment is that security shall be permanently restored and that tools that produce more convictions shall be introduced. A time limitation on security zones would instead let the authority lapse automatically. The programme's demand for monitoring and protection of personal integrity, however, supports the counter-proposal's evaluation component, which is why the basis is weak.

• permanently restored securitydecisive»Tryggheten på gator och torg måste återupprättas, brottsförebyggande arbetet måste stärkas, brottslingar dömas och brottsoffer få upprättelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security on streets and squares must be restored, crime prevention work must be strengthened, criminals must be convicted and crime victims must receive redress.”
• effective 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. This exists in several other countries and has contributed to more convictions.”
• monitoring and evaluation»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
• protection of personal integrity»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 integrity is violated.”

The plan wants to introduce stop-and-search zones as a standing tool against shootings and bombings and means that legislation should be adapted to the severity of gang violence. A time limit that makes the authority cease by itself would make the tool temporary and counteract the shift in criminal policy the plan requires. That the plan at the same time wants to strengthen the protection of citizens' freedoms and rights does not change that the time limit itself lacks support.

• stop-and-search zones as a tooldecisive»Införa visitationszoner så att Polisen får bättre möjligheter att leta efter vapen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce stop-and-search zones so that the Police get better opportunities to search for weapons”
• legislation adapted 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 streets.”
• shifted criminal policy»Moderaterna tänker lägga om rättspolitiken för att återupprätta tryggheten, så att du kan känna dig trygg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates plan to shift criminal policy to restore safety so that you can feel safe.”
• rights protection as counterweight»Stärka domstolarnas oberoende och skyddet för medborgarnas fri- och rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the independence of the courts and the protection of citizens' freedoms and rights”

The plan requires uncompromising action against gangs and establishes that few political measures are too far-reaching, and that the justice system shall be given more effective tools. The counter-proposal's demand to make rules about security zones time-limited would instead make the tool temporary. The plan therefore speaks against the demand.

• 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 ↗)“Sweden Democrats consider that few political measures are too far-reaching when it comes to pushing back both criminal gangs and the culture that allows them to gain ground.”
• no compromise against gangs»Det svenska samhället måste visa kompromisslöshet för att återta det utrymme som senaste decennier erövrats av gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish society must show no compromise to reclaim the space conquered by gangs in recent decades.”
• effective tools against gang crime»Framförallt behöver rättsväsendet få mer effektiva verktyg för att bekämpa gängbrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Above all, the justice system needs more effective tools to combat gang crime.”
• tools against gangs»Ge rättsväsendet resurser och verktyg för att bekämpa gängen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the justice system resources and tools to combat gangs”