Government's legislative proposal

The plan states that all people have the right to protection of their personal privacy and that the fundamental laws shall protect democracy and people's freedoms and rights, with legal security through transparency and independent oversight. Real-time surveillance with facial recognition without effective appeal options and with insufficient supervision goes against this, and the election manifesto also warns of discriminatory policing. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand that the legislation be rejected.

• protection of personal privacydecisive»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal privacy.”
• constitutionally protected rights»Grundlagarna ska värna demokratin och människors fri- och« (party programme ↗)“The fundamental laws shall protect democracy and people's freedom and”
• legal security and oversight»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“Legal security needs to be maintained through legal aid, civic”
• risk of discriminatory surveillance»Många unga, särskilt med utländsk bakgrund, som bor i fattiga områden, utsätts även för rasism och övervåld från polisen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many young people, especially with foreign background, who live in poor areas, also face racism and excessive force from the police”

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 serious and organized crime. Rejecting the legislation on facial recognition entirely would deny the police such a tool. The plan's requirement to protect personal integrity is met through permit review, notification and proportionality requirements rather than through a complete rejection.

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

The plan requires that politics actively shapes how AI is used, that risks are managed when powerful technologies are established and that use occurs with respect for fundamental freedoms, rights and integrity. Real-time surveillance with facial recognition without real appeal options and with insufficient oversight is in conflict with this. The counter-proposal's requirement to reject the legislation is therefore in line with the plan.

• political steering of AIdecisive»Vi i Miljöpartiet anser att politiken måste spela en aktiv roll i hur AI formas och används.« (party programme ↗)“We in the Green Party believe that politics must play an active role in how AI is shaped and used.”
• risk management for new technology»När nya kraftfulla tekniker etableras måste de risker som finns hanteras.« (party programme ↗)“When new powerful technologies are established, the risks that exist must be managed.”
• strong oversight protects integrity»Ett sätt att värna integriteten är en stark, oberoende tillsyn över« (party programme ↗)“One way to safeguard integrity is strong, independent oversight of”
• legal certainty assessment of legislation»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“must be carefully assessed based on legal certainty and fundamental freedoms and rights.”

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 establishes that the rule of law and individuals' rights against the state shall be defended and lists a series of rejected coercive measures, among other things preventive wiretapping. Real-time use of facial recognition in public space is the same kind of advance surveillance of the innocent. The party programme additionally demands that all legislation be tested against its integrity impact and that the restriction be proportionate to the purpose. The plan therefore speaks for the counter-proposal's demand to reject the legislation.

• no to preventive wiretappingdecisive»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 individuals' rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
• integrity assessment 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.”
• proportionality in integrity intrusion»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' integrity and the laws' purpose.”
• action against gang crime»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall not back down to gangs.”

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The plan explicitly requires that the police be given more and more modern tools, and that secret coercive measures shall be able to be used in more cases than today to combat gang crime. The counter-proposal instead wants to reject the legislation entirely, which goes directly against this commitment. The plan's integrity requirements are met in the proposal through authorization, notification and proportionality, and therefore do not constitute a reason to reject.

• 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 able to be used both on suspicion of more crimes than today and after court decision against organized gang members even without concrete suspicion of crime.”
• modern police equipment»För att stoppa upplopp och kravaller ska polisen kunna använda mer effektiv och modern utrustning så att fler kan gripas och lagföras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To stop riots and civil disturbances the police shall be able to use more effective and modern equipment so that more can be arrested and prosecuted.”
• proportionality in integrity intrusions»Åtgärder som påverkar den personliga integriteten negativt är endast berättigade om ett motstående intresse väger uppenbart tyngre och åtgärden är effektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Measures that negatively affect personal integrity are only justified if an opposing interest weighs clearly more heavily and the measure is effective.”
• regulated camera surveillance»Tydliga regler ska finnas om tillsyn och ansvar vid kamerabevakning på offentlig plats.« (party programme ↗)“Clear rules shall exist regarding supervision and responsibility in camera surveillance in public places.”

The plan is unambiguous that crime prevention needs new and sharper tools: confidentiality rules shall be reviewed so that authorities can share information, and new methods such as anonymous witnesses are explicitly advocated. A counter-proposal that wants to reject the legislation in its entirety therefore goes against the plan's line. That privacy protection should be strong argues for the proportionality and authorization requirements that have been built in, not for rejection.

• more effective tools against crimedecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Comprehensive review of confidentiality rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and clear up crime.”
• new methods against gang crime»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.”
• effective crime prevention»Tilltron till rättssamhället bygger på att människorna kan förlita sig på att en effektiv brottsbekämpning och en fri och oberoende rättskipning ger trygghet för personlig integritet och egendom.« (party programme ↗)“Trust in the justice system is based on people being able to rely on effective crime prevention and a free and independent judiciary providing security for personal integrity and property.”
• strong privacy protection»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt grundlagsskydd« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall have strong constitutional protection”

The plan wants to significantly increase the number of surveillance cameras and adapt legislation so that more gang criminals are held accountable and removed from the streets, in light of the fact that only one of four gang murders was solved. Real-time analysis with facial recognition is such a tool. The counter-proposal's requirement to reject the legislation in its entirety therefore goes against the plan, despite the fact that the plan also protects personal integrity.

• expanded camera surveillancedecisive»Kraftigt öka antalet övervakningskameror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase the number of surveillance cameras”
• adapted legislation against gangs»Gängen är Sveriges inhemska terrorister – och lagstiftningen måste anpassas därefter så att fler ställs till svars och försvinner från gatan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Gangs are Sweden's domestic terrorists – and legislation must be adapted accordingly so that more are held accountable and disappear from the streets.”
• low clearance rate for gang murders»Under 2020 klarades endast 1 av 4 av alla gängmord upp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In 2020, only 1 of 4 of all gang murders was solved.”
• security as condition for freedom»Frihet och trygghet går hand i hand.« (party programme ↗)“Freedom and security go hand in hand.”

The plan establishes that few political measures are too far-reaching when it comes to push back both the criminal gangs and the culture that allows them to gain foothold and explicitly points out camera surveillance, surveillance and wiretapping as tools that shall be expanded. The counter-proposal wants to reject legislation on facial recognition in real time entirely, which is the direct opposite of that commitment. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demands.

• no measures too far-reachingdecisive»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 push back both the criminal gangs and the culture that allows them to gain foothold.”
• camera surveillance and surveillance»Åtgärder ska vidtas för att bättre kunna kartlägga gängaktiva genom t.ex. underrättelsearbete och informationsinhämtning, spaning, kameraövervakning och avlyssning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures shall be taken to better map gang-active persons through e.g. intelligence work and information gathering, surveillance, camera surveillance and wiretapping.”
• tools against gangs»Ge rättsväsendet resurser och verktyg för att bekämpa gängen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the justice system resources and tools to combat gangs.”
• removed procedural obstacles»Processuella hinder för att möjliggöra en ökad lagföring måste också undanröjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procedural obstacles to enabling increased prosecution must also be removed.”