Jimmis Åkesson, leader of the right-wing Sweden Democrats party, said the age of criminal responsibility should be lowered from 15 to 13 and that young people should be sentenced to life imprisonment in some cases. writes about this RIA News.
Speaking to Swedish Radio, the MP stated that if you are “old enough” for a violent crime, your age allows you to be punished fairly by law.
“Criminal networks recruit 10- and 11-year-olds, 12-13-year-olds handle weapons and explosives, and in some cases 14-15-year-olds also carry out armed attacks,” Åkesson said.
The MP noted that ruling parties in Sweden have begun discussing a legislative initiative to lower the age of criminal responsibility.
Before this, a fight broke out between school children at a sports facility in Eskilstuna, Sweden. brought 4 people injured with a knife were taken to hospital. All of the victims were around 15 years old, three of whom were stabbed in the upper body.
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