After TV4 Nyheterna’s reporting that elderly people who have been exposed to fraud are missing out on compensation for abuse, the responsible minister is now opening the door to review the law.
– It is a question that I am prepared to look into further, says Gunnar Strömmer (M), Minister of Justice.
83-year-old Ingvar Olsson and eight other elderly people were cheated of money and valuables. This year, three perpetrators were sentenced, but the victims did not receive compensation for the violation. The court started from the Damages Act and held, among other things, that the elderly did not feel anxiety or fear at the time of the crime, but that it only came afterwards.
Now the Minister of Justice can consider reviewing the law.
– I understand that many people who are exposed to this crime, also experience it as very offensive and that you may think that it is illogical or unfair that today’s rules do not give a right to compensation for it. It is an issue that I am prepared to look into further, within the framework of a broader approach to this crime, says Gunnar Strömmer.
Unclear when the bill is in place
The Minister of Justice cannot answer when a new bill could be ready.
– It remains to be seen. We must try to get a more systematic grasp of the problem and understand it in depth and also think through how it would work in practice within the framework of the laws and regulations we have today, he says.