Well, anonymity is needed when no one dares to testify

"Well, anonymity is needed when no one dares to testify,"

"Håkan Lavén, the former hovrättslagman, in the replica if the anonymous witnesses"

"This is an opinion piece. It is the writer who stands for the views that are put forward in the text, not Against."

"REPLICA. The lawyer Björn Hurtig m.fl. lawyers are critical to the possibility of using anonymous witnesses in criminal proceedings. It is not so strange. Lawyers are a special interest in the legal process. They have to their main task is to tooth and nail to defend the accused person and monitor his or her interests. "

"It is an important task, but the more limited approach lends itself less well in considering the need for new legislation."

"Tystnadskulturen in utanförskapsområdena is almost total"

"the Problem is that we in the case of crime, a completely new situation today. Just in Gothenburg, 36 have murder committed within the framework of the fully independent churches for the past seven years, including 31 murders are still unsolved. "

"An important reason for these violent crimes are not cleared up is that witnesses dare not testify for fear of reprisals. Tystnadskulturen in utanförskapsområdena is almost total. The gängkriminella has seriously managed to skadeskjuta of the state's most important tools in the fight against crime. So of course, we can't have it."

"Anonymous witnesses are allowed to long in, inter alia, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and France."

"of course, There are good reasons to consider how the defendants' legal certainty must be guaranteed with the introduction of anonymous witnesses. But I can't see that there would be any insurmountable obstacle. In many cases, it can certainly be easily observed that the witness can have no malignant links to the defendant or to the criminal environments. The defender also has the right to ask questions."

"Anonymous witnesses are allowed to long in, inter alia, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and France, but that it has been reported some problems. The european court has also given the go-ahead and clarified the conditions under which the anonymous witness can be heard in the right. The court may not, for example, trap any to liability only with the support of anonymous witnesses, other evidence is required."

"Against this background, it is difficult to understand why the state would not take action to protect our procedural regulations to better give the possibility to maintain law and order in the country. The issue of anonymous witnesses should be urgently investigated."

"nHåkan Lavén, before this hovrättslagman"

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