Safety must be repaired before the courts – Västerbotten Courier

Safety must be repaired before the courts – Västerbotten Courier

The Bomb threats, weapons seizures, harassment, violence and expulsion of threatening people. The threat against the country’s courts has increased and now there is a focus on emergency exercises, security guards and other security checks, writes Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

At the same time differs greatly between Sweden’s security courts. For example, only ten of the 48 district courts solid security checks.

– It looks very different on the courts in the country today. You should not need to refer to a threat to get in control, says Carina Brzezinska, Deputy Head of Security at the National Courts Administration, told the newspaper.

By Kjell Andersson, President of the Swedish judges association, believes that the cost should be central.

– It is unfortunate that there is not enough money for all courts should be able to have proper security checks.

During the last year reported a total of 339 events in the country’s courts in, which is the highest figure over the past three years. 14 of them were bomb threats.