The government wants to make it easier to detain people suspected of having committed robbery or serious assault.
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (S) believes that more suspects should be detained pending trial.
Now the government has decided on a legal council referral which means that crimes with a minimum sentence of 1.5 years can lead to direct arrest of suspects. It includes crimes such as aggravated assault, robbery or aggravated extortion.
Andersson tells more about the proposal, in the player above.