The Swedish government announced on Thursday that it will drop plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13, following a lack of support from parliament.⁣ ⁣ Gunnar Strommer, Justice Minister of the centre-right government, instead said that new legislation would be introduced to set the limit at 14 years old. The current age of criminal responsibility in Sweden is 15 years.⁣ ⁣ The plans come as Sweden grapples with a surge in gang crime and shooting, with the government struggling to stop the recruitment of younger teens and children to carry out crimes. ⁣ ⁣ The government ​had ⁠planned to lock up children as young as 13 in special prison units, instead of the current system of youth homes.⁣ ⁣ #Sweden #GangCrime #CriminalResponsibility⁣