The government wants to ban gang symbols such as vests in the courtroom. On … – Helsingborgs Dagblad

The government wants to ban gang symbols such as vests in the courtroom. On … – Helsingborgs Dagblad

Stockholm Published August 26, 2014 at. 08:03 Updated 08:10

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  TT Junge, Heiko

The government wants to ban gang symbols such as vests in the courtroom. In this way, the intimidation of witnesses and others who work in the courts to decline, reports SVT News.

– When you notice that there are those who exploit the situation to threaten and affect those involved in a trial must to put an end, says Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask (M).

The prohibition shall apply to clothing and symbols that can be connected to a network or organization who may be perceived as threatening by example witnesses.

Beatrice Ask acknowledges that there may be problems with the demarcation and which symbols will be allowed.

– But this may be the role of the investigator to revise, she says.

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