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In a criminal case, who must prove that the accused person is guilty?

In the exam (Swedish)

Vem måste bevisa att en åtalad person är skyldig i ett brottmål?

  1. aThe accused must prove that they are innocent.Den åtalade måste bevisa att hen är oskyldig.
  2. bThe lay judgesNämndemännen
  3. cThe defence lawyerFörsvararen
  4. dThe prosecutorÅklagarenCorrect answer

Why?

A person is considered innocent until the opposite is proven. It is the prosecutor who must show the court that the crime has been proven beyond reasonable doubt.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.

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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).

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