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Family-based criminal networks are not uncommon, but they are difficult to access. The Interior Minister, Mikael Damberg (S), responds to this after the proposal of the Deputy Chief of Police in this regard.
Interior Minister Mikael Damberg (S) says that he himself has heard of family criminal networks in various parts of the country.
There are several networks in Sweden based on family, said Mats Löfving in Ekot’s Saturday interview this weekend. The deputy chief of the national police claims that the networks are made up of people who have come to Sweden “solely for the purpose of organizing and systematizing crime.”
Mats Löfving claims there are at least 40 family networks, but Mikael Damberg does not want to speculate on an exact number.
The Interior Minister testifies that family networks are found in various parts of the country.
– It is quite common when I come to a city that has had gang crimes that you tell how gangs are built. So it is not uncommon for them to also have a family link or a clan structure that makes it a bit more difficult to access them, because the culture of silence is then even heavier, he tells Swedish Radio.
That children are affected is particularly serious, says Damberg:
– The children of families like this are raised in delinquency in a way that I don’t think all social services have really understood.
Q1 Morgon asks why the government has failed to prevent the development of family-based criminal networks.
– It is a very difficult situation to prevent. It has grown strongly for several decades, these gangs are not new, responds Mikael Damberg and continues:
– We have heard a lot what the police say they need for new tools. In order to access this gang structure, it is necessary for several authorities to work together, as it is not just one type of crime.
The Interior Minister emphasizes that the government has tightened regulations and says there is already a joint government work against law enforcement in place.
