Voters give the green light to visitation zones

Published 31 March 2024 at 09.30

Domestic. 63 percent of voters are in favor of the introduction of so-called visitation zones, according to a survey from DN/Ipsos. 25 percent are against while 12 percent are unsure.

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– The opinion is very clear, says the opinion institute's analyst Nicklas Källebring.

However, there are some differences in the voter base. Younger people are more negative than voters over 45, according to DN.

Resistance is also stronger among immigrants than among Swedes, according to DN.

The proposal is for the police to be able to search people in problematic areas for up to two weeks without concrete criminal suspicion if there is a “substantial risk” of explosions or shootings there.

The new law will come into force later in spring.

Facts: Visitation zones

The police authority must be allowed to introduce a security zone in a certain area if, with regard to a conflict between groups, there is a significant risk of criminal activity that includes shooting or explosions in the area, and the measure is of particular importance to prevent or prevent such criminal activity.

The police authority must immediately publish a decision on a safety zone and inform about it in other effective ways, i.a. for the safety zone to have the intended crime prevention effect and to contribute to understanding of the measure. A decision to introduce a safety zone must be valid for a maximum of two weeks, but must be able to be extended by a new decision.

The person to whom the decision concerns must, if the decision goes against him or her, be able to appeal it to general administrative court.

Source: Government proposal.