The Swedish Prosecution Authority
The Swedish Prosecution Authority is an independent organisation. It is independent from both the courts and the police.The Prosecution Authority, like all other Swedish authorities, is not a department in the Ministry of Justice or any other ministry.
The role of the Swedish prosecutor
Compared with many other countries, the Swedish prosecutor is very powerful. The prosecutor conducts both the investigation and brings the case to court.
Swedish prosecutors have three main duties:
• to lead and direct the preliminary investigations of crime
• to make decisions on prosecution issues
• to appear in court to process actions in criminal cases
Today’s prosecution service is a modern, development-oriented organisation that is devoted to the reduction of crime by ensuring that those individuals who have committed crimes are called to account for their actions in a legally correct and effective way.
News
Today, the Supreme Court of Great Britain took a decision to grant Julian Assange leave to appeal in the matter of his surrender to Sweden in accordance with a European Arrest Warrant.
The High Court has today dismissed an appeal by Mr. Julian Assange against his surrender to Sweden. The decision can be appealed.
Statement from the prosecutor concerning suspicions of terrorist crime.
Hearing in High Court in London concerning surrender according to the European Arrest Warrant.
Chief Public Prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand The Prosecution Office for National Security have closed the investigation since the crime of unlawful intelligence activities could not be substantiated.