Proportionality and degree of suspicion

The plan establishes that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity and that legal security must be upheld through transparency and independent oversight, with the presumption of innocence as the foundation. A higher threshold of suspicion and more clearly regulated proportionality assessment make the use of facial recognition more restrained and legally secure. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

• protection for personal integritydecisive»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
• presumption of innocence»anses oskyldiga tills motsatsen är bevisad är grundläggande i det.« (party programme ↗)“are presumed innocent unless proven guilty is fundamental in it.”
• legal security and oversight»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“Legal security needs to be upheld through legal aid, civil”
• restrained police powers»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 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 wants to give the police more tools and wage an uncompromising fight against organized crime. Raising the suspicion threshold from reasonably suspected to probable grounds would severely restrict the tool precisely in the early stages where it is needed. The plan simultaneously values personal integrity, which makes the stance uncertain.

• more tools for the policedecisive»Polisen behöver också fler verktyg, som bättre möjligheter till avlyssning och husrannsakan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The police also needs more tools, such as better opportunities for wiretapping and house searches.”
• uncompromising crime-fighting»Kampen mot kriminaliteten ska vara kompromisslös.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fight against crime shall be uncompromising.”
• combat organized crime»Kraftfullt bekämpande av organiserad kriminell verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Forceful combat against organized criminal activity.”
• protection of integrity»Skydd för den personliga integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of personal integrity.”

The plan requires that coercive measures be weighed against personal integrity and that strong independent oversight ensures legal certainty and proportionality, and that new legislation be carefully examined in light of fundamental freedoms and rights. A higher degree of suspicion and clearer proportionality factors are precisely such restraint. The counter-proposal's demand thereby aligns with the plan.

• strong oversight protects integritydecisive»Ett sätt att värna integriteten är en stark, oberoende tillsyn över« (party programme ↗)“One way to protect integrity is through strong, independent oversight over”
• legal certainty review of legislation»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“carefully examined in light of legal certainty and fundamental freedoms and rights.”
• equality before the law»Alla ska vara lika inför lagen« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be equal before the law”

The plan demands strong privacy protection, that all legislation be tested against its impact on personal privacy and says no to preventive surveillance. A raised suspicion level and clearer criteria for proportionality assessment is precisely the restraint the plan demands when coercive measures are used. The plan does not explicitly address suspicion levels, which is why the position is derived.

• proportionality testingweak 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 privacy.”
• restraint with coercive measuresdecisive»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 in relation to the state must be defended. We therefore say no to search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on religious freedom.”
• strong privacy protection»Ett starkt integritetsskydd är därför en omistlig del av ett öppet och demokratiskt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Strong privacy protection is therefore an indispensable part of an open and democratic society.”
• strengthened freedoms and 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 constitutionally protect the right to abortion and reproductive health.”

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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 plan explicitly wants secret coercive measures to be usable when there is suspicion of more crimes than today and for the police to have more tools. The counter-proposal, by contrast, wants to raise the threshold of suspicion from reasonable suspicion to probable cause, thus narrowing the use. This goes against the plan's line on more effective crime prevention, although the plan's commitment to integrity speaks for clearer proportionality rules.

• expanded secret coercive measuresdecisive»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 usable both when there is suspicion of more crimes than today and after a court decision against organized gang members even without concrete suspicion of crime.”
• more tools for the police»Ge polisen fler verktyg och vapen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the police more tools and weapons.”
• more efficient crime prevention»Rättsväsendets förmåga och effektivitet behöver förbättras så att handläggningstiderna kortas, fler brott anmäls och klaras upp samt färre brottsanmälningar avskrivs.« (party programme ↗)“The justice system's capacity and efficiency need to be improved so that processing times are shortened, more crimes are reported and solved, and fewer crime reports are dismissed.”
• strengthened privacy protection»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of the individual's privacy shall be strengthened.”

The election manifesto establishes that security must be restored and that criminals shall be sentenced, and the party programme emphasizes rapid reaction to crime and increased detection risk. Raising the degree of suspicion to probable cause would limit a tool that is to increase detection risk. The plan's requirement for strong privacy protection qualifies but does not support such a raising.

• restored securitydecisive»Tryggheten på gator och torg måste återupprättas, brottsförebyggande arbetet måste stärkas, brottslingar dömas och brottsoffer få upprättelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security in streets and squares must be restored, crime prevention work must be strengthened, criminals must be sentenced and crime victims must receive redress.”
• increased detection risk»En snabb reaktion på begångna brott och en ökad upptäcktsrisk för förövarna är viktigt.« (party programme ↗)“A rapid reaction to committed crimes and an increased detection risk for perpetrators is important.”
• tools for clarifying crimes»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Comprehensive review of secrecy regulations so that authorities can share information with each other to prevent and clarify crimes.”
• strong privacy protection»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt grundlagsskydd och det offentliga måste tillämpa stor försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten vid hantering av personuppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“Personal privacy shall have strong constitutional protection and the public sector must exercise great caution and respect for personal privacy in handling personal data.”

The plan assumes that far too few serious crimes are solved and therefore wishes to give the police more and more powerful tools, from stop-and-search zones to significantly more surveillance cameras. Raising the suspicion threshold from reasonable suspicion to probable cause would cut out a large part of the scope before an investigation has gone so far. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demand for a more restraint-based regulatory framework.

• expanded camera surveillancedecisive»Kraftigt öka antalet övervakningskameror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase the number of surveillance cameras”
• low solving rates for serious crimes»Under 2020 klarades endast 1 av 4 av alla gängmord upp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In 2020, only 1 out of 4 of all gang murders were solved.”
• expanded police powers»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”
• security as prerequisite for freedom»Frihet och trygghet går hand i hand.« (party programme ↗)“Freedom and security go hand in hand.”

The plan's core commitment is to provide the justice system with more effective tools against serious crime and to remove procedural barriers to increased prosecution. Raising the level of suspicion from reasonable suspicion to probable cause would narrow its scope and work in the opposite direction. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demand for more restrained legislation.

• effective tools against gang crimedecisive»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.”
• remove procedural barriers»Processuella hinder för att möjliggöra en ökad lagföring måste också undanröjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procedural barriers to enable increased prosecution must also be removed.”
• zero tolerance and prosecution»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance for crime so that even less serious crimes are investigated and prosecuted”
• surveillance and wiretapping»Åtgärder ska vidtas för att bättre kunna kartlägga gängaktiva genom t.ex. underrättelsearbete och informationsinhämtning, spaning, kameraövervakning och avlyssning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures must be taken to better map gang members through, for example, intelligence work and information gathering, surveillance, camera monitoring and wiretapping.”