Bill proposals

The plan is built on legal security and on people being considered innocent until proven guilty, which argues for criminal suspicion being the main rule for coercive measures. At the same time, the election manifesto accepts a functioning and present legal system against gang crime, so limited use against children exploited by networks is compatible with the plan. The requirement to protect personal privacy and the child convention's principle of the child's best interest means that precisely these preventive coercive measures should be rejected.

• presumption of innocence and legal securitydecisive»anses oskyldiga tills motsatsen är bevisad är grundläggande i det« (party programme ↗)“are considered innocent until proven guilty is fundamental in the”
• protection of personal privacy»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet« (party programme ↗)“has the right to protection of their personal privacy”
• the child's best interest rules»barnkonventionen och principen att i varje läge se till barnets« (party programme ↗)“child convention and the principle of always considering the child's”
• legal system against organized crime»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 both with a functioning and present legal system with more patrolling police, work against drug trafficking, fight against access to illegal firearms and an effective exit program”

The plan's crucial commitment is that the police shall be given more tools and the authority required, and that recruitment of young people into crime shall be stopped. The counter-proposal wants to limit the scope and entirely reject the preventive coercive measures, which goes against the plan's line to give crime-fighting expanded and preventive authority against organised crime. The party programme's requirement for legal certainty gives some support for the limitation, but the election manifesto carries most weight and points unambiguously toward more tools.

• expanded coercive measuresdecisive»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.”
• police authority»med de befogenheter och verktyg som krävs« (party programme ↗)“with the authority and tools required”
• stop recruitment of young people»Nyrekryteringen måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Recruitment must be stopped.”
• combat organised crime»Kraftfullt bekämpande av organiserad kriminell verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Forceful combating of organised criminal activity.”

The counter-proposal accepts secret compulsory measures to a limited extent but rejects the preventive ones and demands reasonable suspicion of a crime as the main rule, with reference to proportionality and children's rights. The plan gives the law enforcement authorities tools only on condition that legal certainty is secured, and explicitly rejects laws with disproportionate integrity violations. The requirement that the Children's Convention be Swedish law and child impact assessments reinforces that children's special rights shall carry weight. The plan's line thereby leads to the more limited model.

• proportionality in crime preventiondecisive»Vi motsätter oss alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten. Brotts- och terrorbekämpning är viktigt men ska inte ske på bekostnad av mänskliga rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose all laws that involve disproportionate integrity violations. Crime and terror prevention is important but shall not occur at the expense of human rights.”
• tools conditioned on legal certainty»Rättssäkerheten ska tryggas samtidigt som de rättsvårdande myndigheterna ska ges de verktyg som krävs för att bekämpa kriminaliteten och öka tryggheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty shall be secured while the law enforcement authorities are given the tools needed to combat crime and increase safety in society.”
• children's special rights»FN:s barnkonvention ska bli svensk lag och politiska beslut bör föregås av en barnkonsekvensanalys.« (party programme ↗)“The UN Children's Convention shall become Swedish law and political decisions should be preceded by a child impact assessment.”
• prevention before repression»Det viktigaste brottsförebyggande arbetet sker genom att minska marginaliseringen och utsattheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“The most important crime prevention work occurs through reducing marginalization and vulnerability in society.”

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's decisive commitment is the explicit no to preventive surveillance and reversed burden of proof in defence of the individual's rights against the state. The counter-proposal demands precisely that criminal suspicion shall be the main rule and that preventive coercive measures are rejected, which aligns with this. The party programme makes integrity protection a cornerstone of democracy and especially emphasizes every child's rights. The plan accepts secret coercive measures only when they are proportional and linked to suspicion.

• no to preventive 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 against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance, and restrictions on religious freedom.”
• integrity protection as democracy cornerstone»Respekten för den enskildes personliga integritet är en grundsten i varje demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the individual's personal integrity is a cornerstone of every democracy.”
• children's special rights»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“Particularly important is to protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
• preventive criminal policy for young people»Kriminalpolitiken ska därför både förebygga och avskräcka från brott, stödja brottsdrabbade och stimulera dem som har begått olagliga handlingar till en ny livssituation utan brottslighet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy should therefore both prevent and deter crime, support those affected by crime and encourage those who have committed illegal acts towards a new life without criminality.”

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 counter-proposal wants to reject preventive coercive measures and require criminal suspicion as the main rule. The plan says the opposite: secret coercive measures shall be usable after court decision even without concrete criminal suspicion, and more crimes shall be covered. The plan also wants to give police more tools and that crimes committed by children under 15 are investigated, which speaks against limiting the legislative proposals.

• preventive coercive measures without suspiciondecisive»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 suspecting more crimes than today and after court decision against organized gang members even without concrete criminal suspicion.”
• crimes by children should be investigated»Huvudregeln ska vara att alla brott som anmäls till polis och där den misstänkte är under 15 år ska« (party programme ↗)“The main rule shall be that all crimes reported to police and where the suspect is under 15 years shall”
• early interventions for the young»Tidiga och tydliga insatser för unga brottslingar ökar möjligheten att bryta ett kriminellt beteende.« (party programme ↗)“Early and clear interventions for young offenders increase the possibility of breaking criminal behaviour.”
• strengthened protection of integrity»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of the individual's integrity shall be strengthened.”

The plan requires that all crimes are prosecuted effectively, that security is restored and that society's coercive tools against young people drawn into crime are strengthened. The counter-proposal wants to limit the law package and delete the preventive coercive measures, which would remove tools against networks exploiting children. The plan's privacy protection justifies care in application, but not rejection of the powers.

• restored securitydecisive»Tryggheten på gator och torg måste återupprättas, brottsförebyggande arbetet måste stärkas, brottslingar dömas och brottsoffer få upprättelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security on streets and squares must be restored, crime prevention work must be strengthened, criminals must be sentenced and crime victims must receive redress.”
• coercive measures against young offenders»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social measures and the social services' ability to take coercive action against children and young people who commit crimes.”
• all crimes shall be prosecuted»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be prosecuted effectively and without exception”
• care with personal data»det offentliga måste tillämpa stor försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten vid hantering av personuppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“the public sector must exercise great care and respect for personal integrity when handling personal data.”

The plan explicitly states that legislation must be adapted to gangs' methods so that more are held accountable, and wants to greatly expand surveillance and interventions against young people drawn into crime. Limiting the scope of the bills and rejecting the preventive coercive measures would weaken exactly the tools the plan calls for. The plan sees freedom and security as compatible, not as a reason to refrain from the tools.

• adapted legislation against gangsdecisive»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.”
• expanded surveillance»Kraftigt öka antalet övervakningskameror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase the number of surveillance cameras”
• interventions against very young people»Utreda sänkt straffmyndighetsålder och inrätta ungdomsfängelser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investigate lowering the age of criminal responsibility and establish youth prisons”
• security as a condition for freedom»Frihet och trygghet går hand i hand.« (party programme ↗)“Freedom and security go hand in hand.”

The plan says that few political measures are too far-reaching when gangs are to be pushed back and that law enforcement primarily needs more effective tools against gang crime. The counter-proposal wants to limit the scope of the bill and reject the preventive coercive measures, which is the opposite of the plan's demand for expanded tools and removed procedural obstacles. The commitment to early interventions against young people in gang environments points in the same direction.

• more effective tools against gang crimedecisive»Framförallt behöver rättsväsendet få mer effektiva verktyg för att bekämpa gängbrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“First and foremost law enforcement needs more effective tools to combat gang crime.”
• uncompromising 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 makes them gain a foothold.”
• resources against gangs»Ge rättsväsendet resurser och verktyg för att bekämpa gängen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give law enforcement resources and tools to combat gangs”
• early interventions»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools and law enforcement the ability to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage”