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๋ถ์ ์ 1Government backs down on jailing 13-year-olds โ fear lack of support in parliament
Justice Minister Gunnar Strรถmmer says the government is withdrawing its controversial proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 for serious crimes, which had been due to start on August 2, news agency TT reports. Strรถmmer told a news conference on Thursday that they believed the proposal, which would have meant the possibility of jail for 13-year-olds who commit crimes with a minimum sentence of four years, would not have sufficient support to pass a vote in parliament scheduled for Monday. Instead, the government, backed by the Sweden Democrats, will now propose lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 14 instead.
