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Investigations into due process, authority decisions, oversight, evidence, and mechanisms for accountability.

• First anonymous witness: Umeå District Court heard someone whose identity was not disclosed to the defense

  The law on anonymous witnesses has been in effect since January 1, 2025. The first time it was applied in a courtroom was at Umeå District Court in 2026, in case number 764. The defense was not informed of the witness's identity. The judgment later stated that the testimony was not decisive. The review distinguishes between threats, evidentiary value, and the right to challenge.

• The school considers the indictment, not just the verdict: the suspicion register became an employment condition on July 15

  Since July 15, 2026, anyone employed in preschool, school, or adult education (komvux) must present an extract from both the criminal records register and the suspicion register. The extract must be no older than six months. The employer may note that it has been shown but may not copy it. The review separates charges, verdicts, and employment decisions.

• Failed security clearance – and still in the systems

  DN reports that an official close to the Prime Minister's security advisor failed the security clearance but retained access cards, secret IT systems, and entry to Rosenbad. The review contrasts this with the Security Protection Act: clearance, access, and employment are three distinct matters.

• Mental violence criminalised: statistics, dark talk and what the law actually covers

  July 1, 2026, repeat mental violence becomes a crime. Brå and NCK show that it was already most common in close relationships — but almost never reported. Review of Prop. 2025/26:138 and the gap between legislative text and practice.

• Da Costa case and legal certainty: how an acquittal verdict could ruin two lives

  Catrine da Costa was murdered and dismembered in 1984. Two doctors were acquitted of murder charges in 1988 but were singled out in the reasons for the dismemberment. It was not possible to appeal. Almost 40 years later, the state gives them two million kronor each.