The man had served his prison sentence of three years and six months last spring for several serious crimes such as assault, kidnapping and attempted extortion. He was released on parole with a probationary period until June 2025 and placed under the supervision of the Probation Service.
Became homeless
He was banned from staying in the southern parts of Stockholm, such as the center of Rågsved, Hagsätra, Hökarängen and Farsta. The reason is that the authority assessed that there was a high risk of recidivism as the man socialized with people with connections to organized crime where weapons and drugs were present.
The man appealed the decision because both the man and his parents are registered in Rågsved and that this would mean that he became homeless. He requested a minor adjustment so that Rågsved was not included in the residence ban. But the district court rejected the appeal.
The Supreme Court hears
The man then appealed to the Svea Court of Appeal. There he again insisted that the residence ban should not apply to certain parts of Rågsved. But this summer, his appeal was rejected by the Svea district court, which held that the decision was proportionate.
Now the Supreme Court announces that it will try the case, which Today’s Law was the first to report. What HD must decide is whether there were conditions for announcing such a regulation.