However, Sweden's centre-right governing parties, backed by the more radical anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, want the changes to tackle the dramatic rise in gang crime and the

Threatening' criminals face losing their status. Passports on Swedish flag. Immigration concept. Credit: Shutterstock, Pixel-Shot Sweden is set to tighten the rules on who gets to keep their Swedish passport or who gets to lose it,

The government wants to change the constitution to remove Swedish citizenship from dual nationals who commit crimes against the state. #EuropeNews

Sweden is preparing to change the constitution to be able to take away the passports of people who obtained citizenship by fraudulent means, or who are a threat to the state, the government said on Wednesday.

This comes as the Nordic nation grapples with ‘violent extremism’ and ‘systemic and organised crime’ amid issues with asylum seekers.