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We’re already starting to see some weird consequences of a closely related law change that allows the authorities to immediately seize assets from people with u

We’re already starting to see some weird consequences of a closely related law change that allows the authorities to immediately seize assets from people with unpaid debts. For example, there was a news report recently of a woman who lent her car to a friend who was in debt. He was stopped by the police and the car was seized. She complained and could prove she was the legal owner of the car. But that didn’t matter. The authorities sold her car anyway and gave the money to the guy’s lenders. Now they’re saying this was not a mistake and you should be very careful who you lend your car to.

buzer 2y ago
How far does that go to? If you rent a car and get stopped by police does that allow police to seize and sell the car? What if you are driving company car? Company plane?
- bdangubic 2y ago
  just drove a company plane the other day, no issues
- bjornsing 2y ago
  Probably not. Swedish juris prudence is a bit illogical. Laws typically apply very differently depending on your social standing, and the discrepancy being illogical is usually not an effective counter argument.
gruez 2y ago
Source? This seems absurd on its face
- bjornsing 2y ago
  Here’s public service’s summary: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/ebba-lanade-ut-bilen-till-en-van-nu-saljs-den-av-kronofogden https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/ebba-lanade-ut-bilen... Apparently she has sued, but the authorities sold the car anyway, before the court made a decision: https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/ebba-25-lanade-ut-bilen-saljs-av-kronofogden/ https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/ebba-25-lanade-ut-b...