Sweden’s requirement for identity checks for passenger ships extended to 2023 | IceNews
Sweden’s government has announced that the requirement for identity checks when traveling by passenger ship will not end before June 2023.
According to a press release from the Swedish government, passengers on board ships are required to register their information about themselves via a valid identity document until June 2023, seven months longer than what was previously in place.
“The tightening meant that the restriction was removed that this would only apply if, for the passenger ship’s journey, there was reason to assume that information provided without identification could be incorrect,” the press release states.
The reason this measure is being introduced is an attempt to keep public safety intact. The Swedish Ministry of Justice noted that there was a serious threat to the country’s internal security due to the Russian invasion.
“The Russian invasion of Ukraine has, in addition to the human suffering that the war has brought, also created an extremely serious security situation in Europe. Since the Russian mobilization order, a large number of Russian citizens have left the country and applied to the EU. The risk of arms smuggling and human trafficking carried out by criminal networks exploiting the war is heightened,” the ministry explained.