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SwedenLag och rätt 17 · Law and justice

You have been called to give evidence as a witness in a trial. What is the main rule?

In the exam (Swedish)

Du har blivit kallad att vittna i en rättegång. Vad gäller som huvudregel?

  1. aYou must come and tell the truth.Du är skyldig att komma och att berätta sanningen.Correct answer
  2. bYou must pay a fee to the court to be allowed to give evidence.Du måste betala en avgift till domstolen för att få vittna.
  3. cYou may only give evidence if you bring your own lawyer.Du får bara vittna om du har en egen advokat med dig.
  4. dYou may choose yourself whether you want to come or not.Du får själv välja om du vill komma eller inte.

Why?

In Sweden there is a duty to testify (vittnesplikt): a person who is called must come and answer truthfully. There are exceptions, for example for close relatives of the person who has been charged.

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Source

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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