Decisions in cases under the data collection act

The plan establishes that all people have the right to protection of their personal integrity and that legal security shall be upheld through transparency and independent oversight. It is also explicitly sceptical of meeting crime primarily with repression and requires that law enforcement agencies be clearly placed within democratic structures. Expanding the circle of agencies that may themselves decide on preventive covert data collection runs counter to this line.

• protection of personal integritydecisive»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
• scepticism towards repression»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far too often repression and harder approaches are put forward as solutions instead of addressing the problems seriously.”
• legal security and transparency»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“Legal security needs to be upheld through legal aid, civic”
• agencies under democratic control»vara tydligt inordnade i demokratiska strukturer.« (party programme ↗)“be clearly placed within democratic structures.”

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 promises the police and other crime-fighting agencies more tools, explicitly better opportunities for wiretapping, and that agency obstacles shall be torn down so that work can be done efficiently. Giving prosecutors at the Economic Crime Authority their own decision authority in matters of preventive secret data collection is in line with this and with the commitment to fight organized crime's financing. The party programme's integrity protection qualifies but does not overturn the conclusion.

• more tools for crime-fightingdecisive»Polisen behöver också fler verktyg, som bättre möjligheter till avlyssning och husrannsakan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police also need more tools, such as better opportunities for wiretapping and house searches.”
• fight economic crime»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering shall be stopped.”
• more efficient agency management»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secrecy obstacles between agencies shall be torn down so that police and other professions can do their jobs.”
• protection for 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”

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 programme opposes all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions on privacy and establishes that crime prevention must not occur at the expense of human rights. Broadening the circle of agencies that on their own can decide on preventive secret data collection means more decision-makers can resort to covert surveillance, which the plan wants to counteract rather than facilitate. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's requirement for independent decision-making authority for prosecutors at the Economic Crimes Agency.

• against disproportionate privacy intrusionsdecisive»Vi motsätter oss alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions on privacy.”
• safeguard privacy against surveillance»De ökade möjligheterna till övervakning kräver att politiken slår vakt om människors möjlighet att värna sin integritet.« (party programme ↗)“Increased surveillance opportunities require that policy guards people's ability to safeguard their privacy.”
• rights before crime prevention»Brotts- och terrorbekämpning är viktigt men ska inte ske på bekostnad av mänskliga rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Crime and terrorism prevention is important but shall not occur at the expense of human rights.”
• right to privacy and private life»Vi vill värna människors rätt till integritet och privatliv.« (party programme ↗)“We want to safeguard people's right to privacy and private life.”

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 no to preventive wiretapping as a tool in crime prevention. Expanding the circle of agencies that themselves can decide on preventive secret data collection means the tool is used in more cases and with more decision-makers, which goes against that commitment. The party programme also requires that all legislation be assessed for proportionality against personal integrity, which speaks against an expansion justified only by efficiency.

• no to preventive wiretappingdecisive»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, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on religious freedom.”
• proportionality against integrityweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet. Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be assessed for its impact on people's personal integrity. There must be proportionality between the restriction of citizens' integrity by legislation and the law's purpose.”
• personal integrity»Respekten för den enskildes personliga integritet är en grundsten i varje demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the individual's personal integrity is a cornerstone in every democracy.”

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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 election manifesto wants to broaden the use of secret coercive measures and strengthen the public prosecution office, which argues for the authority that actually handles cases also having decision power in them. At the same time the party programme requires that integrity intrusions can only be made when opposing interests weigh clearly more heavily, and the manifesto's own formulation proceeds from court decisions, which makes the support weak. The conclusion is therefore based on a derivation from the efficiency commitment.

• 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 can be used both for suspicion of more crimes than today and after court decision against organized gang members even without concrete crime suspicion.”
• strengthened public prosecution»Samtidigt behöver vi fler domare och fler åklagare, och fler häkten och fängelser med fler kriminalvårdare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time we need more judges and more prosecutors, and more prisons and detention facilities with more correctional staff.”
• privacy protection weighed in»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection for the individual's privacy shall be strengthened.”
• effective legal order»Rättsstaten ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“The constitutional state shall be strengthened.”

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 requires a total review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information to prevent and clear up crime, and that the whole legal system including more prosecutors is built out. Giving prosecutors at the Economic Crimes Authority their own decision authority in the matters the authority already handles lies in that line. The party programme's requirement for strong protection of personal integrity qualifies but does not prevent more efficient handling.

• authorities shall be able to share informationdecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Total review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and clear up crime.”
• expanded legal 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 whole legal system needs to be built out. More police require more prosecutors, courts in more places in the country and a significantly expanded criminal justice system.”
• effective crime prevention»kan förlita sig på att en effektiv brottsbekämpning och« (party programme ↗)“can rely on an effective crime prevention and”
• protection of personal integrity»kränks. Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt« (party programme ↗)“is violated. Personal integrity shall have a strong”

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 Detention Act's decision procedure is not directly addressed, but the plan gives crime-fighting authorities more and stronger powers and wants more crimes to be investigated and prosecuted, among other things through more prosecutors and sharper tools against criminal networks. Letting prosecutors at the authority that actually handles cases also decide in them follows that efficiency line. The plan simultaneously states that freedom and security go hand in hand, i.e. that data protection does not exclude sharper tools. Therefore the plan supports the requirement.

• strong powers against crimedecisive»Stärka tullen med mer resurser och kraftfulla befogenheter för att stoppa stöldligor och vapensmugglare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen customs with more resources and strong powers to stop theft rings and weapons smugglers”
• more effective prosecution»Satsa på fler åklagare så att fler brott kan leda till fällande dom« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in more prosecutors so that more crimes can lead to a conviction”
• access to crime proceeds»Ta gängens pengar och införa en omvänd bevisbörda för att kunna beslagta gängmedlemmarnas lyxprylar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Take gangsters' money and introduce reverse burden of proof to be able to confiscate gang members' luxury goods”
• integrity and security together»Frihet och trygghet går hand i hand.« (party programme ↗)“Freedom and security go hand in hand.”

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 requires that procedural obstacles to increased prosecution be removed and that the justice system be given better tools for information gathering and wiretapping. Giving prosecutors at the Economic Crimes Authority their own decision authority over preventive secret data gathering is precisely such a removed obstacle and more efficient handling. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• remove procedural obstaclesdecisive»Processuella hinder för att möjliggöra en ökad lagföring måste också undanröjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procedural obstacles to enabling increased prosecution must also be removed.”
• expanded information gathering»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 activity through intelligence work and information gathering, surveillance, camera surveillance and wiretapping.”
• better tools for authorities»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The justice system's cooperation between authorities and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals shall be improved.”
• tools against organized crime»Ge rättsväsendet resurser och verktyg för att bekämpa gängen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the justice system resources and tools to combat gangs”

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.