Further measures to strengthen the protection of witnesses

The plan establishes that no one should have to be subjected to crime and that society should provide those who have been subjected to it with support and redress, with good resources for police and social services. That protection for witnesses and their relatives needs to be strengthened beyond the possibility of anonymity therefore aligns with the plan, which requires a functioning and present justice system. The plan simultaneously emphasises the struggle against crime's deeper causes, which does not speak against additional protective measures.

• no one to be subjected to crimedecisive»Ingen människa ska behöva utsättas för brott.« (party programme ↗)“No one should have to be subjected to crime.”
• support for crime victims»och ge den som utsatts stöd och upprättelse.« (party programme ↗)“and provide those subjected to it with support and redress.”
• functioning justice system»Det är viktigt att rättssystemet fungerar, att kvinnors erfarenheter tas på allvar och att de som begår brott döms.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important that the justice system functions, that women's experiences are taken seriously and that those who commit crimes are convicted.”
• present justice system»Kriminaliteten behöver mötas både med ett fungerande och närvarande rättssystem som fler patrullerande poliser, arbete mot narkotikahandel, kamp mot tillgången till illegala skjutvapen och ett effektivt avhopparprogram« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Crime needs to be met with both a functioning and present justice system such as more patrolling police, work against drug trafficking, struggle against access to illegal firearms and an effective exit programme”

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 establishes that the fight against crime shall be uncompromising and that society's full force shall be mobilised to push back criminals and increase security, in a reality where gangs put entire residential areas in fear. Further measures to protect all witnesses and their relatives follow from that. The plan says nothing about ongoing police work being sufficient.

• full force against gangsdecisive»Samhällets fulla kraft ska mobiliseras för att trycka tillbaka de kriminella, kapa återväxten in i kriminaliteten och öka tryggheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society's full force shall be mobilised to push back the criminals, cut off the flow back into crime and increase security.”
• uncompromising crime-fighting»Kampen mot kriminaliteten ska vara kompromisslös.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fight against crime shall be uncompromising.”
• gangs' reign of terror»Kriminella gäng sätter hela bostadsområden i skräck med skjutningar och narkotikaförsäljning på öppen gata.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Criminal gangs put entire residential areas in fear with shootings and open-street drug sales.”
• security as a welfare issue»Till välfärdspolitiken hör också tryggheten på gator och torg och i det egna hemmet.« (party programme ↗)“Welfare policy also includes security in streets and squares and in the home.”

The plan places the crime victim and their vulnerability at the centre of criminal justice policy and sees serious organized crime as a threat to democracy and people's freedom, to be fought with more and better-paid police. Additional measures to protect all witnesses and their relatives are thereby in line with the plan; anonymity alone is not enough.

• the crime victim at the centredecisive»brottsoffret och dennes utsatthet i centrum.« (party programme ↗)“the crime victim and their vulnerability at the centre.”
• organized crime threatens democracy»grova organiserade brottsligheten utgör ett hot mot« (party programme ↗)“serious organized crime constitutes a threat to”
• resources against organized crime»se fler och bättre betalda poliser för att bekämpa den organiserade brottsligheten och för att motverka parallellsamhällen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“see more and better-paid police to fight organized crime and to counteract parallel societies.”

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 society must not yield to gangs and that victim perspective must be strengthened, with better support for those who have been victimized. The counter-proposal's demands for additional measures to protect all witnesses and their relatives follow directly from that commitment. The plan also specifically wants to strengthen protection for persons threatened because they serve a function in society.

• strengthened victim perspectivedecisive»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas. Den som utsatts för brott ska få upprättelse och bättre stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Victim perspective must be strengthened. Those who have been victimized must receive redress and better support.”
• forceful action against gang crime»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen. För att besegra dem krävs bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering, mer resurser till polis, åklagare, domstolar och kriminalvården och strängare straff.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society must not yield to gangs. To defeat them requires better measures that prevent recruitment, more resources for police, prosecutors, courts and prisons, and stricter penalties.”
• protection against threats and violence»Hat, hot, trakasserier och våld riktade mot demokratibärande institutioner måste upphöra. Vi ska stärka skyddet för personer verksamma bland annat i media, religiösa samfund och offentlig förvaltning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Hatred, threats, harassment and violence directed against democracy-bearing institutions must cease. We must strengthen protection for persons active in, among others, media, religious communities and public administration.”

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 establishes that witnesses shall have the right to effective protection and makes support for crime victims a main task for the justice system and social services. The requirement for further measures to protect all witnesses and their relatives in gang environments follows directly from that commitment, particularly given the manifesto's statement that too few gang crimes lead to convictions. The plan, however, says nothing about ongoing work being sufficient.

• effective witness protectiondecisive»Vittnen ska ha rätt till ett effektivt skydd« (party programme ↗)“Witnesses shall have the right to effective protection”
• crime victim support as main task»Insatser för att stödja brottsoffer är ett huvuduppdrag för både rättsväsende och socialtjänst.« (party programme ↗)“Efforts to support crime victims are a main task for both the justice system and social services.”
• the culture of silence must be broken»Bara vart fjärde gängmord och var sjunde skjutning leder i dag till fällande domar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Only every fourth gang murder and every seventh shooting today leads to convictions.”
• resources for the justice system»Därför vill vi på sikt nå 33 000 poliser så att polistätheten blir minst lika hög som i övriga Europa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want in the long term to reach 33,000 police so that police density becomes at least as high as in the rest of Europe.”

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 observes that people do not dare testify in areas where gangs hold power, and wants both to introduce anonymous witnesses and expand the entire justice system. The party programme requires that society stands on the side of crime victims. That anonymity in some cases is not sufficient and that further measures are needed to protect all witnesses and their relatives thus follows from the plan's commitments.

• break the silence culturedecisive»Människor vågar inte vittna och knarkhandel sker öppet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People do not dare testify and drug trafficking happens openly.”
• protect witnesses»Inför anonyma vittnen. Det finns i flera andra länder och har bidragit till fler fällande domar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce anonymous witnesses. It exists in several other countries and has contributed to more convictions.”
• society on the side of crime victims»att samhället ställer sig på brottsoffrets sida.« (party programme ↗)“that society stands on the side of crime victims.”
• expanded justice system»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut. Fler poliser kräver fler åklagare, domstolar på fler platser i landet och en kraftigt utbyggd kriminalvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The entire justice system needs to be expanded. More police require more prosecutors, courts in more places in the country and significantly expanded criminal care.”

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 has an explicit commitment to strengthen protection for witnesses and crime victims and points out the code of silence in gang environments, where people do not dare to testify, as a problem that requires action. The counter-proposal's demand for additional measures to protect all witnesses and their relatives is the same thing in substance, and the plan sees anonymity as one of several tools rather than as an endpoint. Therefore, the plan supports the demand.

• stronger witness protectiondecisive»Stärka skyddet för vittnen och brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen protection for witnesses and crime victims”
• break the code of silence»Samtidigt breder en tystnadskultur ut sig i de utsatta områdena där gängen styr. Människor vågar inte vittna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, a code of silence is spreading in the vulnerable areas where gangs rule. People do not dare testify.”
• anonymous witnesses»Tillåta anonyma vittnen så att fler vågar vittna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Allow anonymous witnesses so that more dare testify”
• victim in the center»Moderaterna kommer kraftigt stärka brottsoffrets ställning i rättsprocessen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party will strongly strengthen crime victims' status in the legal process.”

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 states that gang violence is fueled by a culture of silence and that few political measures are too far-reaching to push back gangs, while crime victims should have society's full support to regain security. Further measures to protect all witnesses and their relatives follow from that line. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• break the silence culturedecisive»Gängvåldet tar stora samhällsresurser i anspråk och göds av tystnadskultur, utbredd missaktning mot det svenska samhället och parallellkultur som tillåtits få fästa genom en allt för tolererande integrationspolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Gang violence consumes significant social resources and is fueled by a culture of silence, widespread disrespect for Swedish society and parallel culture that has been allowed to take root through an overly tolerant integration policy.”
• full support to crime victims»Brottsoffer måste få upprättelse och samhällets fulla stöd för att återvinna tryggheten i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Crime victims must receive redress and society's full support to regain security in society.”
• strengthened position for crime victims»Stärka brottsoffrets ställning och öka stödet till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the position of crime victims and increase support for crime victims”
• uncompromising stance against gangs»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 believe that few political measures are too far-reaching when it comes to pushing back both the criminal gangs and the culture that allows them to gain a foothold.”

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.