I agree with toxik below with caveats. [0] Specifically I was referring to how the Minister of Justice just casually called the Police and ordered a raid. This

I agree with toxik below with caveats. [0] Specifically I was referring to how the Minister of Justice just casually called the Police and ordered a raid. This is not just frowned upon in Sweden, it's against the Constitution. [1] [0] The Assange case has the veneer of legality. The Swedish law against statutory rape is actually very strict, stricter than what you might believe. It's just about everything else in the whole sordid affair which is horrible. [1] Yes, Sweden has a constitution, not as neatly cut and well defined as the US one, but it exists. The point is ministers must not push their departments around, but let them follow the law on their own. It's even got it's own name "minister rule". ("Ministerstyre".)