- We believe that you can quickly make such a decision to ensure that you have enough staff if the very worst should happen, says MSB's CEO Camilla Asp to the radio channel.
All parliamentary parties except the Social Democrats inform Ekot that they want civilian duty to be reintroduced.
S wants to await a survey carried out by MSB.
Staff quickly run out in crisis
In the event of reactivated civilian duty, Swedish citizens between the ages of 16-65 can be placed in war in socially important activities.
For example in emergency services, healthcare and childcare.
- What we do know is that in severe crises, the staff quickly runs out.
People get tired and things can happen that make it impossible to be in full force, says Asp.
According to her, it is quick to activate civilian duty for those who have special skills but who currently do not work in the sector for which they are trained.
Response from the Minister of Justice
Sweden's Minister of Justice Morgan Johansson (S) announces in an email to Ekot that the government will return to the issue later in the spring, when MSB presented its survey of the authorities' needs.