Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Sweden has dropped plans to imprison serious offenders as young as 13 due to a lack of parliamentary support. The country is currently grappling with children being recruited into violent gangs, with more than 50 children aged under 15 appearing in court last year on murder or attempted murder charges, Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said. Sweden’s centre-right government will now draft legislation to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14 from its current limit of 15. … Currently, children under 15 who are convicted of violent crimes are sent to youth homes, which Strommer said led to more inmates later re-offending. The government will now seek to lower the age of criminal responsibility by just one year instead of two ahead of legislative elections, due to take place in September.” (06/14/26)