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Police want to be able to intercept people linked to gang crime, even if they are not part of any criminal investigation, Ekot reports. In Sweden, there are around 40 family-based criminal networks, according to the Deputy Chief of the National Police, Mats Löfving.
Today, the police can intercept people suspected of crimes that can result in at least two years in prison. Now she wants to be able to spy on people who are not suspected of any crime. The purpose is to be able to combat gang crime in a more effective way, among other things to better understand how criminals reason.
– We need a change in legislation that gives us greater opportunities to listen to encrypted phones, says Mats Löfving in Ekot’s interview on Saturday.
Encrypted phones
This summer, Europol managed to hack Encrochat, an encrypted phone used by many criminals, including in Sweden. For several months, the police were able to read messages sent between various criminal actors across Europe.
– Now we hope that all this telephone traffic will lead us to clarify more crimes than we would have done otherwise. All in all, these are very important experiences. We would like to have more opportunities for this type of entry on encrypted phones, especially for intelligence purposes, for the Swedish police, says Mats Löfving.
Criminal networks
Mats Löfving says that there are several family-based criminal networks in Sweden. Currently, there are at least 40 of them, according to him.
– They have come to Sweden, I mean, solely for the purpose of organizing and systematizing crime. They work to generate power and have a great capacity for violence. They want to make money, and they do it from drug-related crime, violent crime and extortion, he says.
When asked how he knows that it is, “that they come here with a plan”, Mats Löfving replies:
– Because it is the intelligence we have and it is current.
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