The Swedish Council on Legislation (Lagrådet) has issued a harsh critique of the government's major criminal law reform, rejecting the proposals in their entirety, according to reports. After two months of review, the council has completed its assessment of the reform, which reportedly includes increased penalties for approximately 50 different crimes.
Lagrådet's criticism centers on what it describes as poor coordination and quality of the legislative proposals. The council stated that the proposals are part of a larger reform effort with numerous suggestions coming in a rapid stream without clear coordination. "This makes it nearly impossible to overview the proposals and their consequences," the council wrote in its statement.
This makes it nearly impossible to overview the proposals and their consequences
According to the council's assessment, the handling of the legislative matter has been inadequate, and the criminal law reform investigation was given too little time. The council also reportedly lacks supporting evidence that the increased penalties would reduce crime rates. Lagrådet concluded that "the proposals are so deficient in quality that they do not have the prerequisites to become new law."
the proposals are so deficient in quality that they do not have the prerequisites to become new law