Centre Party seeks rejection of criminal justice overhaul
The Centre Party says parliament should reject the government's proposed overhaul of Sweden's sentencing system because the justice system lacks the capacity to implement it.
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Proposition 2025/26:297 would introduce conditional imprisonment, give additional offences greater weight when sentencing multiple crimes and remove certain grounds for reduced sentences.
The government has proposed that the changes take effect on a date it determines. Centre justice spokesperson Ulrika Liljeberg argues that parliament should not approve legislation without knowing when courts and prisons can implement it.
The party says the Prison and Probation Service may not have the necessary capacity until around 2040, while the Courts Administration has warned about staffing shortages and longer proceedings.
The proposition is scheduled for parliamentary consideration in August. The Centre Party's objection is therefore a declared voting position, not the outcome of the parliamentary process.
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