On Thursday, SVT reported that NFC, the part of the police that analyzes all technical evidence from crime scenes, has a limit value for analyzes of DNA traces.
If the DNA content falls below a certain limit, a complete analysis of the trace is usually not made, but the trace is placed in a freezer in the basement of NFC.
But large parts of the legal chain do not know that many DNA traces are not fully analyzed.
- This means that criminals go free and even worse that innocent people are convicted, says law professor Minna Gräns.
She has investigated cases of serious crime where she has discovered serious shortcomings in the NFC's analyzes of the technical evidence.
"Take the DNA samples out of the freezer"
- People are imprisoned even though they are innocent and even though we do not want to believe that this is happening in Sweden.
- Now we have to go down to the freezers at NFC.
If the DNA samples really remain there, they should be looked up and analyzed again.
There are hundreds of people in the country who want a new trial, she says.
- It may cost what it should and take the time it takes but it must be done.
Now is the time for self-investigation, not only at the NFC but also at the police and prosecutor's office, says Gräns.