At a press conference today to minister of justice, Morgan Johansson, and minister of the interior Anders Ygeman introduce new measures in the fight against organised crime.
One of the proposals is – reportedly to the Echo – enhanced penalties for six different types of crimes.
the Government wants, among other things, raise the minimum punishment for aggravated assault and for aggravated extortion from prison in a year – to imprisonment for one year and six months.
at the same time increases the minimum penalty for aggravated robbery from prison in four years – by imprisonment of five years. And for serious assault and serious illegal coercion of imprisonment of six months to imprisonment for nine months.
the Background is that the so-called straffmätningsreform carried out 2010 – in order to raise penalties for serious violent crime – has not had sufficient effect, according to the government.
the Proposal will now be considered of lawyers in the council – and the idea is that the new rules will enter into force on the first of July, 2017.
It was the former minister of justice, Beatrice Ask, who gave the prosecutor-general Anders Perklev instructed to review the severity of the penalty for a number of serious violent crimes.
And the proposal for stricter punishment are considered to have strong support in the parliament. A majority, consisting of the alliance and The sweden democrats – as already requested in march last year that the government should implement this proposal. Justice minister Morgan Johansson has also received harsh criticism for that he has been slow to come forward with a proposition.
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