Sweden is ready to throw 14-year-old children in prison - several parties here at home want to do the same

Sweden is ready to put 14-year-old children in prison – several parties in Denmark want to do the same

Denmark's Democrats and the Danish People's Party want to lower the age of criminal responsibility.

The Swedish government is voting on Thursday to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 14 for the most serious crimes. (Photo: © Mikal Schlosser, Nordfoto-Nordfoto/Ritzau Scanpix) 29 minutes ago

While the Swedish government is moving to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 14, several parties in the Danish Parliament are also ready to follow suit.

After several years of rising crime among children and young people, the Swedish Riksdag is expected to pass a law today lowering the age of criminal responsibility by one year for the most serious offences.

And it is simply a matter of keeping up before we see the same conditions in Denmark as we have seen in Sweden, says Hans Christian Skibby, legal spokesperson for Denmark's Democrats.

"We can see that Swedish gangs have crossed the Øresund with these so-called torpedo trips; it simply won't do, and therefore it is prudent foresight," he says.

Read also: Sweden's government wants to send 14-year-olds to prison. Critics shake their heads (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/sveriges-regering-vil-sende-14-aarige-i-faengsel-kritikere-ryster-paa-hovedet)

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12-year-olds should be punished

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In the Danish People's Party, they would like to see the age of criminal responsibility lowered to 12 for serious crimes.

"If you commit grievous violence, a contract killing, or run around with hand grenades on the train because you have been hired by a Swedish gang, then you are also old enough to face criminal consequences," says legal spokesperson Anders Vistisen.

Minister of Justice Nicolai Wammen (Social Democrats) has not been available for an interview and refers to SF's legal spokesperson, Karina Lorentzen.

And according to SF, we already have the necessary tools to handle young criminals here at home, and therefore the age of criminal responsibility should remain where it is, she says.

"You can both be locked up in a secure institution and be assigned longer programmes by the youth crime board. When children and young people commit crime, placing them together with other criminals is not always a very good solution," says the party's legal spokesperson Karina Lorentzen.

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