Denmark is ready to help Sweden with gang crime if the country requests it, promises Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard (S). Finland is also offering help to its neighbor in the “extremely difficult” situation, says Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (Saml).
There is concern in Denmark about the situation in Sweden, says Peter Hummelgaard in a written comment:
“The current situation in Sweden with explosions and shootings on an almost daily basis is deeply worrying, and the government – as well as the police – take the current situation in Sweden very seriously. We have not received any request from Sweden for help from Denmark”.
If Swedish police come in with a request, Denmark will “of course look at it constructively and positively”, he writes.
Orpo: “Agreement to keep in touch”
Danish police keep up-to-date on the situation in Sweden in order to act preventively. The Danish government has recently presented a new package of measures against gang crime in the country.
Finland is also prepared to help Sweden, says Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (Saml). He has recently been in contact with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
– We have agreed to keep in touch. They carefully review the situation and consider new measures. It goes without saying that if Finland can help, we are ready to do so, says Orpo Ilta-Sanomat.
He adds that he is “very concerned” about the “extremely difficult” situation in Sweden. Developments in Finland are also worrying, but on a “completely different level”, according to Orpo.