The government writes in the Law Council’s remit that “more cases of fraud should be considered as serious crimes and give a harsher punish crime practiced in organized form or systematically ”.
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Proposal: Harder punishment
In this case, protection or exposed position may, for example, refer to an elderly person.
The Government also proposes to be convicted of rape against children and sexual abuse against children, if you “carry out a sexual intercourse or another sexual act with a child under 18” and use that the child, for example, “mental illness or disability has a reduced ability to safeguard their sexual integrity ”.
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May come into effect on July 1
Attorney General Gunnar Strömmer (M) says according to a press release:
“This is important because we, through these legislative changes, strengthen the protection of some of those who are most vulnerable in our society. This applies, for example, to children who have disabilities or who feel very poorly mentally and are exposed to sexual abuse. It also applies to other groups, such as Elderly when exposed to fraud.
The legislative changes are proposed to enter into force on July 1 this year.
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