The Government: The Swedish Crime Authority remains – DN.se

Former National Police Chief Stefan Strömberg has now handed over the investigation into how the work against the criminal economy should be strengthened.

It was the government that appointed the investigation in June 2023. Then included reviewing the Swedish Crime Authority, its role and construction.

In recent days, speculation has been hot and the media has reported that the investigation will propose that the authority be closed down. That proposal also lays Strömberg.

But now the government is announcing About that they do not proceed with the plans.

– Now we have chosen the way. We will not proceed with the concrete proposal to allow the Swedish Crime Authority to cease and be moved into the ordinary operations of the police and prosecutors, says Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer.

It is very unusual for the government to say how it wants to proceed with an investigation before it has been referred.

Strömberg’s proposal meant that police, investigators and IT forensics would be transferred to the Police Authority and the prosecutors to the Prosecutor’s Office, like it looked before 1998 when the Swedish Crime Authority was formed.

When the information about a closure First leaked in October last year, it led to great concern among employees and trade union representatives.

The investigation is not completely discarded in the trash can, but other parts, such as EBM and the police to have greater access to registers and that the opportunities for foreclosure at a distance should be expanded, the government will continue.