Increased opportunities to take assets from criminals
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The Riksdag voted in favour of the Government’s proposal on new legislation on forfeiture. Among other things it will be possible to take assets with criminal origin from criminals, regardless of whether or not it can be proven that someone has committed an actual offence.
This means that a person who, for example, has large amounts of cash, sizeable bank assets or luxury articles may forfeit them if he or she does not have an income that is proportional to the property and cannot otherwise explain where it comes from. The proposal also applies to children and young people, as well as persons who at the time of the offence have a serious mental disorder.
The new act and amendments will come into force on 8 November 2024.