Violations of privacy and harassment

The plan establishes that men's violence against women is a structural societal problem that must lead to concrete measures in the legal system, and that the entire legal chain needs to function and that sentences shall make crimes a priority. Building peace protection crimes on the perpetrator's controlling and demeaning behaviour, raising the minimum sentence and letting the statute of limitations begin running when the relationship ends directly answer these demands.

• structural violence requires legislationdecisive»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett strukturellt samhällsproblem.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is a structural societal problem.”
• crimes shall be prioritized»För det behövs det fler poliser, ökad kunskap inom rättsväsendet om samtycke och om våld mot kvinnor och barn, och straff som gör att brotten prioriteras av rättsvårdande instanser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For that we need more police, increased knowledge within the legal system about consent and about violence against women and children, and sentences that make crimes a priority for law-enforcement authorities.”
• functioning legal chain»rättskedjan fungera från anmälan till åtal och domslut« (party programme ↗)“the entire legal chain function from report to prosecution and verdict.”
• raised sentences where needed»Vissa straff kan behöva höjas men mycket mer fokus måste riktas mot att förhindra rekryteringen av nya barn till gängkriminalitet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Some sentences may need to be raised but much more focus must be directed towards preventing the recruitment of new children into gang crime.”

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 explicitly wants to continue the direction that has increased penalties for violence and other violations in intimate relationships and requires a crackdown on men's violence against women. To construct peace-breach crimes based on the perpetrator's controlling behaviour, raise the minimum sentence and delay the start of the statute of limitations are measures in exactly that direction. The plan's feminist stance on gender power structures leads to the same conclusion.

• increased penalties in intimate relationshipsdecisive»Vi vill fort sätta den politiska riktning som skärpt straffen för våld och andra kränkningar i nära relationer,« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the political direction that has increased penalties for violence and other violations in intimate relationships”
• against men's violence against women»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Crackdown on honour-related violence, sexual offences and men's violence against women.”
• gender power relations must be broken»En tydlig maktstruktur är det som kallas könsmaktsordningen« (party programme ↗)“A clear power structure is what is called gender power relations”
• increased penalties for repeated crimes»Skärpa straffen för att hålla de kriminella borta från gatorna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase penalties to keep criminals off the streets.”

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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 establishes that it is the perpetrator's freedom that should be limited and that violence in close relationships should be handled quickly, in a coordinated and consistent manner, with stronger protection for abused women. Constructing violation-of-protection crimes based on the perpetrator's controlling and degrading behaviour and allowing the statute of limitations to start running when the abuse stops corresponds to that view of the nature of violence. The crime construction is not explicitly addressed in the plan.

• limit perpetrator's freedomdecisive»det är förövarens frihet som ska begränsas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“it is the perpetrator's freedom that should be limited”
• consistent against violence in relationships»Våld i nära relationer ska behandlas på ett snabbt,« (party programme ↗)“Violence in close relationships shall be handled quickly,”
• stronger protection for abused women»att våldsutsatta kvinnor som tvingas gömma sig ska få starkare skydd och att fler som utövar våld ska få fotboja« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that abused women who are forced to hide shall receive stronger protection and that more who commit violence shall receive ankle monitors”
• women's safety»Kvinnor ska kunna leva sina liv i trygghet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women shall be able to live their lives in safety”

The election manifesto explicitly requires increased penalties for serious assault and serious assault against women as well as criminalisation of controlling behaviour, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to build the crimes around. The plan also wants violence after separation to cease and protection against contact bans to be strengthened, which supports the proposal for changed statute of limitations as long as harassment continues. The requirement is therefore at the heart of the plan.

• increased penalties for assaultdecisive»Män som slår ska inte komma undan. Vi vill höja straffen för sexualbrott, grov fridskränkning och grov kvinnofridskränkning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Men who use violence shall not get away with it. We want to increase penalties for sexual crimes, serious assault and serious assault against women.”
• criminalise controlling behaviour»Därför vill vi skärpa straffen för sexualbrott och för mäns våld mot kvinnor, och kriminalisera kontrollerande beteende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore, we want to toughen penalties for sexual crimes and violence against women, and criminalise controlling behaviour.”
• combat violence after separation»Det är också viktigt att brottsoffer får bättre stöd och att eftervåldet bekämpas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is also important that crime victims receive better support and that violence after separation is combated.”
• violence in close relationships unacceptable»Våld i nära relationer, sexualiserat våld, hedersrelaterat våld och kränkningar« (party programme ↗)“Violence in close relationships, sexualised violence, honour-related violence and violations”

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 election manifesto demands increased action against violence against women with higher penalties and better protection for victims, and the party programme establishes that efforts against violence in intimate relationships shall focus on perpetrators and that all gender-related violence shall be prevented. The counter-proposal's requirement – a crime construction built on the perpetrator's controlling behaviour, raised minimum sentence for the most serious form and later start of limitation – aligns with these commitments. The plan however says nothing about awaiting ongoing reviews.

• higher penalties for violence against womendecisive»Vi vill se en ökad handlingskraft mot sexuellt våld och våld mot kvinnor genom bland annat högre straff för sexualbrott och ett bättre skydd och stöd för offren.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see increased action against sexual violence and violence against women through among other things higher penalties for sexual crimes and better protection and support for victims.”
• focus on perpetrator behaviour»Insatserna för att förebygga och förhindra våld i nära relationer måste fokusera på förövarna.« (party programme ↗)“Efforts to prevent and stop violence in intimate relationships must focus on perpetrators.”
• prevent intimate violence»Alla former av våld i relationer och könsrelaterat våld ska förebyggas.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of violence in relationships and gender-related violence shall be prevented.”
• repeat crime results in stricter punishment»Påföljdssystemet ska förändras så att återfall och upprepad brottslighet ger strängare straff« (party programme ↗)“The penalty system shall be changed so that reoffending and repeated crime results in stricter punishment”

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 men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of lack of equality and that legislation must mark the crime's seriousness, and requires sharply increased penalties for crimes against close relations and vulnerable persons. A crime construction that captures controlling behavior, raised minimum sentence and later statute of limitations start address this. The plan does not speak to the technical design.

• men's violence against womendecisive»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of”
• sharply increased penalties»Skärp straffen för sexualbrott kraftigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen penalties for sexual crimes sharply.”
• protection from violence in close relationships»nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“close relation shall be given adequate support and protection.”
• firmness against violations»Respekten för lagarna ska därför upprätthållas« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the law shall therefore be maintained”

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 election manifesto explicitly says that penalties for gross violation of a woman's integrity shall be tightened and that violence in close relationships shall be met with harder consequences. The plan also wants a new criminal code that shifts focus from perpetrator to crime victim, which supports that the crime is constructed based on the perpetrator's controlling behaviour. The counter-proposal's demands for raised minimum penalties and extended statute of limitations therefore align with the plan.

• tightened penalties for violation of woman's integritydecisive»Moderaterna vill skärpa straffen för detta brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wants to increase penalties for this crime”
• penalty increases for violence crimes»Skärpa straffen för vålds- och sexualbrott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten penalties for crimes of violence and sexual crime”
• victim perspective in criminal law»Införa en ny brottsbalk för att skifta fokus från gärningsmannen till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a new criminal code to shift focus from the perpetrator to the crime victim”
• sharper tools against perpetrators»Införa vistelseförbud för personer som dömts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a restraining order for persons convicted of violence in close relationships”

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 significantly increased and proportionate sentences for serious crimes against persons and an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships, with the crime victim's best interest and not the perpetrator's as the starting point. The counter-proposal's demand for increased minimum sentence for the most serious assault and a construction that captures controlling behaviour responds to this. The crime victim perspective also speaks for later statute of limitations start.

• significantly increased sentencesdecisive»Kraftigt höja straffen samt avskaffa mängdrabatten vid allvarliga brott mot person« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase sentences and eliminate the quantity discount for serious crimes against persons”
• measures against intimate partner violence»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships”
• crime victim perspective»Utformningen av politiken måste ske utifrån brottsoffrets bästa, inte gärningsmannen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy making must be carried out from the perspective of the crime victim's best interest, not the perpetrator's.”
• proportionate sentences»Införa straff som är proportionerliga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce sentences that are proportionate”

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.