SVAR DIREKT - Kriminalvården

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The Prison and Probation Service is responsible for the
country’s 31 remand institutions. On 1 October 2011,
approximately 1,800 persons were remanded in custody.
what is the difference between apprehension,
arrest and remand?
Apprehension is an immediate decision taken by an individual police
officer. A person is apprehended until the police make contact with
the public prosecutor, which must occur within nine hours, or until
the police themselves decide to release the suspect.
Arrest is decided on by the prosecutor and lasts for a maximum of
four days.
Remand is decided on by the court. The remand order must be
reconsidered every fourteen days and cannot exceed the possible
length of the sanction, i.e. the prison sentence.
when can a person be remanded?
Remand is decided on by the court at the request of the prosecutor.
There must be grounds to suspect that the person concerned is guilty
of an offence that could lead to at least one year’s imprisonment.
Also, at least one of the following three conditions must be fulfilled:
risk of absconding, risk of an investigation being impeded and/or risk
of continued criminal activity.
A remand order will be given regardless of the nature of the offence
if the suspect is unknown and refuses to provide a name and address
or is not a resident of Sweden. Alternatives to remand are supervision,
a travel ban and a reporting order.
There is no legislation limiting time on remand. If charges are not
brought within two weeks, a new remand hearing shall be held.
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