WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

Sweden’s top court demands concrete evidence for area bans

A woman in a judicial-style robe writing on a document.
A staged scene of legal-document work. Illustrative photograph. KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA / Pexels License

Sweden’s Supreme Court says preventive area bans must rest on concrete evidence about the person, criminal group and location, while upholding a ban covering large parts of Gothenburg.

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