Revocation of residence permit in connection with terrorism

The plan rejects special terrorism legislation and requires that violent crimes be prosecuted within ordinary legal proceedings with the presumption of innocence as the foundation. A revocation ground based on a diffuse assumed future connection to terrorism stands in conflict with that, and the plan moreover requires secure permanent residence permits and individual assessment. The counter-proposal's requirement for a more targeted and rule-of-law solution therefore follows the plan.

• ordinary legal proceedingsdecisive»avvisar en särskild terroristlagstiftning och menar att våldsbrott ska« (party programme ↗)“rejects special terrorism legislation and means that violent crimes shall”
• presumption of innocence»anses oskyldiga tills motsatsen är bevisad måste lyftas fram som« (party programme ↗)“are considered innocent until the opposite is proven must be lifted forward as”
• secure permanent residence permits»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.”
• individual and dignified assessment»rätten till en individuell prövning under värdiga omständigheter och« (party programme ↗)“the right to an individual assessment under dignified circumstances and”

The plan sees terrorism as a threat that must be fought and states that the tightened migration policy is fixed. The counter-proposal wants to wait with a possibility to revoke residence permit when linked to terrorism and instead obtain another legal amendment, which goes against the plan's line of being able to act against terrorism within a regulated immigration. The plan's requirements on legal certainty and privacy speak for careful application, not for refraining from the measure.

• terrorism shall be foughtdecisive»Inte minst klimatfrågan, migrationen och hotet från terrorism och gränsöverskridande brottslighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Not least the climate issue, migration and the threat from terrorism and transnational crime.”
• fixed strict migration line»Vi har stramat åt migrationspolitiken, och denna linje ligger fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We have tightened migration policy, and this line is fixed.”
• generous but regulated immigration»Vi vill ha en generös och reglerad invandring.« (party programme ↗)“We want a generous and regulated immigration.”
• protection for privacy»Det är samhällets absoluta skyldighet att skydda friheten och den personliga integriteten« (party programme ↗)“It is society's absolute obligation to protect freedom and personal privacy”

The election manifesto demands strengthened legal security in the migration process and the party programme that refugees are guaranteed fair examination and that forced returns are used extremely restrictively. The plan also opposes laws with disproportionate interference and maintains that crime prevention must not take place at the expense of human rights. A revocation ground where the connection to terrorism becomes diffuse and hard to pin down is thus something the plan objects to; the demand for a more precise and legally secure solution is supported.

• legal security in the migration 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.”
• fair examination»flyktingar ska garanteras en rättssäker asylprocess i« (party programme ↗)“refugees should be guaranteed a fair asylum process in”
• against disproportionate interference»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that constitute disproportionate interference with”
• restrictive forced returns»Tvångsavvisningar ska användas oerhört restriktivt.« (party programme ↗)“Forced returns should be used extremely restrictively.”

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The election manifesto explicitly rejects reversed burden of proof and other rule-of-law shortcuts, and the party programme requires that all legislation be tested against integrity and that everyone can defend their rights in court. A revocation ground based on someone being assumed to conduct activity with diffuse connection to terrorism is such a hard-to-test construction. The plan's migration line is moreover generous and humane. Therefore, the plan supports the demand for a more purposeful and legally secure amendment.

• no to reversed burden of proofdecisive»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“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 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.”
• decisions must be able to be appealed»Politiska beslut och juridiska domslut måste kunna överklagas« (party programme ↗)“Political decisions and legal judgements must be able to be appealed.”
• generous and humane migration policy»Centerpartiet strävar efter öppna gränser, fri rörlighet samt en generös och human flykting- och invandringspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party strives for open borders, free movement and a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy.”

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The election manifesto wants to deport more and points out Islamists as a threat to cohesion, and demands that Sweden fully participates in combating international terrorism. The counter-proposal opposes the proposed revocation ground and defers the issue to another legislative change, which in substance delays the tool the plan is calling for. The plan's general requirement for legal security pulls in the opposite direction but is less specific than the operational commitments.

• more deportationsdecisive»Återfall i brott ska lättare leda till utvisning för den som inte är svensk medborgare, och vid grova vålds- och sexualbrott liksom hat- eller hedersrelaterade brott ska utvisning alltid prövas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Relapse into crime shall more easily lead to deportation for those who are not Swedish citizens, and in serious violent and sexual crimes as well as hate or honour-related crimes, deportation shall always be considered.”
• combat terrorism»Sverige ska delta fullt ut i EU:s brottsbekämpning och den europeiska polismyndigheten Europol ska ges ett tydligare operativt mandat att bekämpa internationell brottslighet och terrorism.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall fully participate in the EU's crime prevention and the European police authority Europol shall be given a clearer operational mandate to combat international crime and terrorism.”
• stop Islamists»Islamister och kriminella klaner spär på segregationen och hotar sammanhållningen i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Islamists and criminal gangs worsen segregation and threaten cohesion in Sweden.”
• strengthened legal security»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal security and protection of civil rights and freedoms need to be strengthened.”

The election manifesto requires strict immigration policy and identifies areas where Islamist extremists have decisive influence as a problem to be combated, and the party programme demands the capacity to meet terrorism. The counter-proposal instead wants to postpone the legislative change citing lack of precision. The plan's demands for action against terrorism connections carry more weight than the objection, even though the plan also requires legal certainty in the migration process.

• strict immigration policydecisive»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict immigration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”
• counter extremist influence»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 social life.”
• capacity against terrorism»möta angrepp från internationell kriminalitet, terrorism, cyberkrigföring« (party programme ↗)“meet attacks from international crime, terrorism, cyberwarfare”
• legal certainty in the migration process»För den som söker asyl i Sverige måste hela processen vara utformad så att rättssäkerhet garanteras den« (party programme ↗)“For the person seeking asylum in Sweden, the entire process must be designed so that legal certainty is guaranteed to the individual.”

The plan wants to deport gang members who are not Swedish citizens regardless of whether they have been convicted of crimes, deport foreign citizens who commit crimes at the imprisonment level and strengthen the Security Police. It thus builds on the state being able to act against persons who pose a security risk without a conviction being required. The counter-proposal's objection that a terror link becomes too diffuse and that the measure should be narrowed down contradicts this commitment.

• deportation without convictiondecisive»Utvisa gängmedlemmar, som inte är svenska medborgare, oavsett om de dömts för brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deport gang members, who are not Swedish citizens, regardless of whether they have been convicted of crimes”
• deportation of foreign criminals»Utvisa den som har medborgarskap i annat land och begår brott på fängelsenivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deport someone who has citizenship in another country and commits crimes at the imprisonment level”
• strengthened security service»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 the country's citizens”
• harder line against extremism»Stoppa utbetalningar av skattemedel till extremister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop disbursement of tax funds to extremists”

The plan requires strict restrictions and detention for security threats in Sweden and means that extremists and terrorists have forfeited their right to be in the country. It seeks to lower thresholds for detention and deportation, not raise them. The counter-proposal's requirement that the proposal first be made more precise and legally secure implies a narrower right to rescind and thus conflicts with the plan.

• detention for security threatsdecisive»Införa hårda restriktioner och förvar för säkerhetshot som befinner sig i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce strict restrictions and detention for security threats present in Sweden.”
• forfeited right to be here»Extremister och terrorister har genom sitt agerande försakat sig rätten att vara i vårt land.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Extremists and terrorists have through their actions forfeited the right to be in our country.”
• lowered thresholds for deportation»Trösklarna för att ta i förvar och utvisa personer samt verkställa utvisningar behöver också sänkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Thresholds for placing in detention and deporting persons and carrying out deportations also need to be lowered.”
• deportation of those convicted of terrorism»Utvisa terrordömda och återkalla medborgarskap där det är möjligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deport those convicted of terrorism and revoke citizenship where possible.”