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Law & order
Law & order

Participation in criminal gangs should be criminalised, even if it requires constitutional change.

An inquiry proposed in February 2026 that participation in criminal networks be made a crime; the constitutional freedom of association may need amending.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 5 broadly agree and 3 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Liberalerna Liberalerna
Strongly agree
I Sverige håller vi på att införa lagstiftning som gör det straffbart att vara med i kriminella gäng – även om man inte utför brott.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Liberalerna on Law & order
Moderaterna Moderaterna
Strongly agree
Sverige ska ha en effektiv lagstiftning mot brottslig samverkan, som försvårar deltagande i kriminella nätverk.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Moderaterna on Law & order
Socialdemokraterna Socialdemokraterna
Agree
Vi måste rycka upp gängkriminaliteten med rötterna. Gängkultur och rekrytering av barn frodas i utsatta områden. Det är dags att staten kliver in och tar kontroll.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Socialdemokraterna on Law & order
Centerpartiet Centerpartiet
Disagree
Det är fullt möjligt att bekämpa den organiserade brottsligheten och samtidigt värna rättsstatens principer utan att ge avkall på människors juridiska rättigheter.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Centerpartiet on Law & order
Vänsterpartiet Vänsterpartiet
Strongly disagree
Några av den politiska demokratins viktigaste byggstenar är föreningsfriheten, yttrande- och tryckfriheten, demonstrationsfriheten, meddelarfriheten och offentlighetsprincipen.

Quote in Swedish, from the party’s programme

Vänsterpartiet on Law & order
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • It targets the gang as a structure instead of waiting for individual crimes.
  • Denmark and Germany operate versions of participation offences.
  • It enables earlier intervention against recruitment of the very young.
Against
  • Freedom of association is a core liberty — carving exceptions invites future misuse.
  • Defining participation with legal certainty has proven genuinely hard.
  • The law risks hitting the wrong people in exposed neighbourhoods.
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Edition 02 · Riksdag 2026
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