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Sweden: Call to extend tapping

01 September 1995

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The Swedish Chief State Prosecutor, Klas Bergenstrand, wants to extend the use of telephone tapping by the police. At present - with the exception of the Security Police - it is only allowed if it concerns a suspected crime which could result in a 2 year prison sentence. Bergenstrand wants to change this limit so that tapping will be allowed where the suspected crime can only lead to 1 year in prison. This would allow the police to use tapping for almost all crimes. Swedish Text-TV, 18.9.95.

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