Jasmin, 33, remains in high-security protected housing despite her ex-partner being sentenced to prison for assault and threats. He is serving time in an open facility, leaving her feeling more restricted than him. Equality Minister Nina Larsson (L) highlights the government's actions against men's violence towards women.
Jasmin, 33, endured assault, threats, harassment, and stalking from her partner for nearly a year. Police spotted stranglehold bruises on her neck, as well as on her arms and wrists, leading to his arrest. He was sentenced to one year and two months in prison for gross violation of peace, including five counts of assault, two of unlawful threats, and one of molestation.
Despite the verdict, he was placed in an open class 3 facility with attendance checks but no physical escape barriers. Jasmin remains in high-security protected housing due to his high recidivism risk, as assessed by police and social services. "It is completely insane, I am more locked up than he is", she says.
Jasmin called the Prison and Probation Service after the sentencing and was told of space shortages and risks of him facing violence from other inmates in a closed prison. "He managed to convince the Prison and Probation Service, police, and a prosecutor that he would not reoffend", she states.
Equality Minister Nina Larsson (L) reacts strongly to Jasmin's case. "Our focus is that women should be free and men who beat should be locked up", she says. The government has introduced harsher penalties, expanded contact bans with ankle bracelets, resources for regional centers against honor-based violence, travel bans, and a new law against psychological and economic violence.
