“The record number of system problems in the courts”
“Ordningsproblemen in the country’s courts rose to a record high last year, according to new figures from The courts service, reports the Metro. The greatest increase was of the illegal items as knives, and brass knuckles.”
“the Number of events relating to everything from the threat, the seizure of prohibited objects, violence, up the city increased by 27 percent compared with 2017 in the country’s courts, from 378 notified events to 482 pieces in 2018.”
“the Environment has become tougher both in the corridors and in the rättssalarna,” says Lennart Strinäs, senior judge at Malmö district court, to the newspaper.”
“one of the Biggest is the increase of the number of unauthorized objects, from 161 pieces 2017 to 247 pieces last year, which is an increase of over 50 per cent.”
“Many courts have since a legislative amendment in 2012 introduced the fixed security controls that are similar to those at airports, which means that more prohibited items are detected. Usually it is in criminal proceedings, and specifically at the gängrelaterade trials there is an increased risk of up the city.”
“– The standard is that it grabs someone who has a knife on him. The number can vary, but it happens about 1-3 times a month at the district courts in Stockholm, ” says Thomas Östman, head of security for the district courts, to the Metro.”
“Even if the number up the city have increased, this will be considered in relation to the 400 000 target which was settled in the Swedish courts, 2017 is manageable.”
“– Every incident is of course serious. But in terms of the large number of objectives is the overall assessment that we still are relatively spared from more serious incidents, ” says Joakim Eklund, deputy head of security at national courts administration, told the newspaper.”
