Swedish government pushes forward with bid to revoke gang criminals' citizenship
Sweden's conservative-led government has appointed a new inquiry to look into how dual citizens involved in gang crime could have their Swedish citizenship revoked.
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Sweden's government proposes stripping gang criminals of citizenship
Sweden's government has proposed changing the constitution to allow dual citizens convicted of "crimes that seriously harm Sweden’s vital interests” to be stripped of their Swedish citizenship, saying the measure would allow gang criminals to be deported..
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