Tag: gang
Swedish government in power for 100 days – Prime Minister Kristersson reiterated intentions to fight gang violence
Gang violence in Sweden has gotten particularly bad in the weeks after Christmas. Today, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s government reiterated its plan against gang violence. STOCKHOLM Association leader by Ulf…
Two gang bosses lead Sweden’s cycle of violence from abroad, and teenagers are on the front line – four questions about Sweden’s crime wave
There has been widespread gang crime in Sweden for twenty years, but the situation has escalated in the last couple of years. Since Christmas, there have been shootings and bombings…
Currents about the young gang criminals: A system change is required
According to national police chief Anders Thornberg, both perpetrators and victims of the wave of violence in the Stockholm area are children and young people, and the trend is for…
Sweden’s gang violence is all about revenge, and the situation has gotten out of hand, says a Stockholm-based journalist
Violence between criminal gangs escalated in Sweden over the weekend. At the beginning of the year, 27 acts of violence have already occurred. 11:58•Updated 12:00 In Sweden, the violence between…
The moderates propose that gang criminals should have to pay for the costs of care
If a person is convicted of having shot someone who is then treated in hospital, the perpetrator should not only be forced to pay damages to the victim – but…
Gang violence is on the rise in Sweden – Stockholm police declared it an “exceptional event” and gets additional resources
In Stockholm, the police have declared the wave of violence plaguing the city to be an “extraordinary event” (Swedish: sårður såðið). This gives the police more resources. In recent years,…
The gang expert on the explosions: “Like a big permanent wound on the body of society”
The sharp escalation of serious crimes in the Stockholm area in recent weeks has caused the police to initiate a special event to manage and break the conflict situations that…
Prison sentences demanded against members of the Leerdam drug gang
Two other suspects mainly performed odd jobs. For example, they worked as delivery drivers, as drivers for the main suspects and helped to fold envelopes in which they packed drugs.…
OM demands strong prison sentences against the alleged leader of the Leerdam drug gang and his sister
The Public Prosecution Service is demanding six years in prison against a 39-year-old Leerdammer who would have been the leader of a group of dealers who traded cocaine in the…
OM demands prison sentences against the alleged leader of the Leerdam drug gang and his sister
The Public Prosecution Service is demanding six years in prison against a 39-year-old Leerdammer who would have been the leader of a group of dealers who traded cocaine in Leerdam…