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Johan Alfred Ander becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.

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Johan Alfred Ander

Swedish murderer and the last person to be executed in the country

Johan Alfred Andersson Ander was a convicted Swedish murderer and the last person to be executed in Sweden.
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Capital punishment in Sweden

Capital punishment in Sweden was last used in 1910, though it remained a legal sentence for at least some crimes until 1973. It is now outlawed by the Swedish Constitution, which states that capital punishment, corporal punishment, and torture are strictly prohibited. At the…
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