Sweden lowers criminal responsibility age to 14
The age of criminal responsibility in Sweden has been reduced to 14 years.
Consensus
- The age of criminal responsibility in Sweden was lowered to 14 years.
- The Swedish parliament (Riksdag) passed the law with 281 votes in favor and 66 against.
- The law will come into effect on September 10.
- Minors aged 14 can now be sentenced to prison for serious crimes such as murder.
- The maximum sentence for a minor is 18 years.
- The law removes leniency for minors in cases of particularly serious crimes.
- Special prison facilities adapted for minors are used for sentencing.
Points of divergence
- The initial proposal was to lower the age to 13, but the Swedish government withdrew it. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The government's original proposal was to lower the age to 13 years, but this point was rejected before the parliamentary vote. — vesti
- Germany also has a criminal responsibility age of 14, with a maximum sentence of 10 years for minors committing serious crimes. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility in Russia to 12 years was made in the Investigative Committee but did not gain support. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Age of criminal responsibility in Sweden lowered to 14 years — DW Главное
- In Sweden, the age of criminal responsibility has been reduced to 14 years — Вести