Sweden's government has scrapped its plan to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13, citing insufficient parliamentary support. Instead, it will propose a new bill to set the minimum age at 14, aligning with EU averages and UN recommendations.
Sweden is considering lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 13 for serious offenses, amidst rising gang violence and organized crime
Sweden’s government said on Wednesday it planned to introduce legislation requiring social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat to take down criminal gangs’ ‘murder adverts’ within an hour or face hefty fines. Criminal gangs active in Sweden increasingly use social media to recruit people to commit murders and other violent acts amid a surge in “crime as a service”. The recruits are often children under the age of 15, Sweden’s age of criminal responsibility, meaning the youngsters cannot be...
