(Breitbart) Despite being in force since March 2020, no one has been charged under Sweden’s anti-terrorism law that enables the [prosecution] for membership of terrorist groups.
The lack of prosecutions comes despite many Islamic State fighters returning to Sweden over several years.
Per Lindqvist, chief prosecutor at the National Unit for Security Cases, told Sveriges Radio that there had been no charges laid against any suspected returning fighter because finding proof was difficult, as in Sweden prosecutors require evidence of such activities as handling weapons or explosives.
“The way in which the rules have been designed makes it quite difficult to prove this crime. A sign of this, of course, is that we have still not brought any charges so far since the law was created, nor have we requested any person to be placed in custody under this new legislation,” Lindqvist said.
