Tag: Anders Thornberg

  • Right now: National Police Chief Anders Thornberg on the investigation

    Right now: National Police Chief Anders Thornberg on the investigation

    According to the investigator acted Mats Löfving several times violently when he made decisions that touched Linda Staafand should be considered for separation from his position. Now the national police chief is commenting Anders Thornberg the investigation. Ekot’s reporter Alexander Gagliano who followed the tours comments on the press conference.

  • The national police chief holds a press conference about the wave of violence

    The national police chief holds a press conference about the wave of violence

    The police hold a press conference with the latest news about the wave of violence with shootings and explosions in Stockholm. National Police Chief Anders Thornberg and Stockholm Regional Police Chief Mattias Andersson participate. Hear the Ekot live broadcast-

  • Thornberg does not want to answer about the investigation in the police management

    Thornberg does not want to answer about the investigation in the police management

    Hear Anders Thornberg, the national police chief who is participating in the program from the People and Defense conference in Sälen. From Studio Ett 10 January 2023. Hosts: Marcus Nilsson and Sharon Jåma. Responsible publisher for Studio Ett: Klas Wolf-Watz

  • Right now: The National Police Chief appoints a special investigator

    Right now: The National Police Chief appoints a special investigator

    The police are appointing a special investigator due to the recent information that there have been irregularities and reports of crimes concerning the top police management. This is what the police write on their website. Investigator Runar Viksten must conduct a complete review of the Police Authority’s actions in relation to current rules and procedures, […]

  • Serious violence against police officers – Per was severely beaten and forced to quit

    Serious violence against police officers – Per was severely beaten and forced to quit

    Police vulnerability has come into focus after the Easter riots when police feared for their lives while stones hailed at them and police buses that were hijacked and set on fire. Around 300 police officers were injured in various places in the country in connection with the riots. National Police Chief Anders Thornberg tells In […]

  • Dialogue or rubber bullets when riots erupt

    Dialogue or rubber bullets when riots erupt

    Swedish dialogue strategy after the Gothenburg riotsConflict tells how the Swedish dialogue strategy developed after the Gothenburg riots in 2001, and how it has been very successful in preventing demonstrations from degenerating. But during the Easter riots of 2022 when the right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan, known for his Koran burning, manifested, it became very violent […]

  • Riots about threats against the Swedish Koran result in arrests

    Riots about threats against the Swedish Koran result in arrests

    More than 40 people were arrested after violent clashes between police and insurgents upset over Koran burning More than 40 people have been arrested during the weekend’s violent clashes between police and outraged insurgents in several cities around Sweden after a right-wing extremist group announced plans to burn copies of the Koran. The country’s national […]

  • Riots over Koran-burning threats in Sweden lead to arrests

    Riots over Koran-burning threats in Sweden lead to arrests

    More than 40 people were arrested after violent clashes between Swedish police and insurgents upset over Koran burning More than 40 people have been arrested during the weekend’s violent clashes between police and outraged insurgents in several cities around Sweden after a right-wing extremist group announced plans to burn copies of the Koran. Sweden’s national […]

  • Right now: The National Police Chief about the riots

    Right now: The National Police Chief about the riots

    Several Swedish cities have been shaken by riots in recent days. Counter-protesters attacked the police who were on site to protect a demonstration where the leader of the right-wing extremist Danish party Tight Course, Rasmus Paludan, had been given permission to burn copies of the Koran. Among other things, the protesters threw stones at the […]

  • The National Police Chief about Swedish fatal shootings

    The National Police Chief about Swedish fatal shootings

    Hear National Police Chief Anders Thornberg about how the police should work to solve more murders. The feature was published in P1-morgen on Tuesday, October 26, 2021.

  • The death of the artist Lars Vilk in the traffic accident

    The death of the artist Lars Vilk in the traffic accident

    The artist Lars Vilks is one of the three people who died in the traffic accident outside Markaryd on Sunday, the police confirm to Ekot. Two policemen were also killed in the accident when a civilian police car and a truck collided. “It is with dismay and great sadness that I received the news that […]

  • After several women were killed – the police chief demands action

    After several women were killed – the police chief demands action

    Minister for Gender Equality Märta Stenevi (MP) is now inviting party leader talks after several high-profile cases in recent times where women have been killed by men. According to National Police Chief Anders Thornberg, efforts are needed from the whole of society. “All in order for the perpetrators to be put behind bars so that […]

  • Authorities satisfied with the work against organized crime

    Authorities satisfied with the work against organized crime

    The joint government work against organized crime in Sweden went well last year, according to National Police Chief Anders Thornberg, chairman of the Cooperation Council. Among other things, this led to an unusually large number of prosecutions and convictions. “Exciting, but above all the authorities are clear that there will be more,” says Interior Minister […]

  • Important message to the public in Hisingen in the municipality of Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County.

    Important message to the public in Hisingen in the municipality of Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County.

    Swedish Police want to see a change in the law to be able to intercept criminals before they commit crimes. It writes three police chiefs today on DN debate. Anders Thornberg, National Police Chief, tells Ekot that FRA, the Swedish Armed Forces’ radio station, needs increased resources to help the police more actively. The risk […]

  • The police want money for secret data reading

    The police want money for secret data reading

    National Police Chief Anders Thornberg and others write on DN Debatt that the police also want to see new laws that make it possible to collect information for preventive purposes about criminals. The writers warn that otherwise organized crime will grow stronger. As an example, they take the work with the encrypted app Encrochat and […]

  • Gang-related shots are declining in Sweden after several arrests

    STOCKHOLM, March 26 (Xinhua) – Incidents of gang-related violence, which had reached unprecedented levels in recent years, have decreased in Sweden after several arrests, local media said on Friday. So far this year, 45 shots have occurred, compared with 73 during the corresponding period in 2020, Swedish TV SVT reported. Dozens of top executives in […]

  • The National Police Chief wants more tools to access criminals’ communication

    The National Police Chief wants more tools to access criminals’ communication

    The police in Sweden need more tools to be able to access and listen to the communication between serious criminals, says National Police Chief Anders Thornberg to Ekot, after several leading people in criminal networks were detained in investigations where part of the evidence is from the encrypted service Encrochat. According to the National Police […]

  • National Police Chief: “Large influx of young people into criminal networks”

    National Police Chief: “Large influx of young people into criminal networks”

    According to the police, a large number of people who are considered to belong to the leadership of various criminal networks are now in custody – among other things after the police in Sweden via French police gained access to encrypted communication But as long as recruitment to the networks continues, it is difficult to […]

  • Decrypted communication between criminals: A tax for the police

    Decrypted communication between criminals: A tax for the police

    The fact that Swedish police gained access to communication from the encrypted service Encrochat has been crucial for the police to get a better picture of how the criminal networks are governed – and has been able to act against leaders in the networks, says National Police Chief Anders Thornberg, in an interview with Ekot […]

  • The police are increasing their presence in traffic

    The police are increasing their presence in traffic

    As many regions have high pressure on healthcare, the police are now increasing their presence on the country’s roads. The hope is that the presence will reduce the number of accidents and thereby reduce the burden on healthcare. “It is very important that everyone keeps the speed to reduce injuries in traffic, but also to […]

  • National Police Chief: “Society must gather strength”

    National Police Chief: “Society must gather strength”

    National Police Chief Andes Thornberg on the recent development of violence. – It is a very serious development of violence. We do everything we can and we use all the tools available to us. We have many who are detained for gun crimes and it is full in prisons and institutions, but despite that, growth […]

  • The police chief about the violence: “Must put his foot down”

    The police chief about the violence: “Must put his foot down”

    National Police Chief Anders Thornberg reacts to the recent aggravated act of violence with links to criminal networks. In a statement on the police’s website, he says that “society must put its foot down to break the trend”. He mentions the last week’s two murders in Stockholm, the murdered twelve-year-old in Botkyrka and the criminal […]