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Sweden's PM Slams Orbán's 'Outrageous Lies' on Crime

9/15/2025

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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson condemned Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán's assertion that Sweden is collapsing due to crime.
Orbán referenced a Die Welt report about gangs recruiting underage girls for violent acts.
Kristersson called Orbán's claims "outrageous lies" and accused him of undermining Hungary's rule of law.
The Die Welt report mentioned 280 girls investigated for serious crimes, while Swedish authorities reported 68.
Sweden aims to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 amid escalating gang violence.

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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson condemned Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán's assertion that Sweden is collapsing due to crime.
Orbán referenced a Die Welt report about gangs recruiting underage girls for violent acts.
Kristersson called Orbán's claims "outrageous lies" and accused him of undermining Hungary's rule of law.
The Die Welt report mentioned 280 girls investigated for serious crimes, while Swedish authorities reported 68.
Sweden aims to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 amid escalating gang violence.