S proposal: Make it possible to intercept children under the age of 15

– We are in an acute and national crisis where children are being used as child soldiers by adults, says S leader Magdalena Andersson, at a press conference on Friday together with Ardalan Shekarabi (S).

Legislation for using covert means of coercion, such as wiretapping, during a criminal investigation is limited to 15 years. S wants to change this.

– This means that the legislation would have the same opportunity for wiretapping regardless of age, says Magdalena Andersson.

According to the S leader, this would make it more difficult to exploit young people for serious crimes and increase the possibilities of also getting access to people who order murder.

– It has not been possible before and it is about wanting to protect children’s privacy, their integrity, but with the development we see today, it must be weighed against the risk of them being drawn into crime and protecting their lives, says Andersson, and states that the issue has been vacillated.

“Must be introduced”

This is currently being investigated by the government and proposals are to be submitted on December 20 this year. The Social Democrats now want to precede this.

– We are already saying here and now that this must be introduced.

S also wants to speed up the introduction of so-called youth crime boards of the Danish model.

– With absolutely no restrictions on age, one must, together with parents, meet a judge in a juvenile delinquency board. The police must also be present, Andersson says.

– This is about the Swedish state stepping forward, and the state taking a clearer responsibility for especially young people who are on their way into crime, says Shekarabi.

The chairman of the board must be or have been a judge. The other two members must come from the police and the municipality respectively.

When the Riksdag reopens next week, the party plans to put forward a committee initiative to quickly introduce this.