Fanny Siltberg, spokesperson for Stockholms Stadsmission, criticized the proposed national begging ban, stating, "To ban begging, or to require permission to beg, is just shifting the problem in a futile attempt to outlaw poverty. Instead, we believe that this group's vulnerability can be reduced through structural poverty reduction and work against discrimination, both in home countries and within the EU. It is long-term work."
Aida Samani, deputy legal director of Civil Rights Defenders, raised concerns about the legality of the government's proposal, saying, "It is remarkable that the government is prioritising this in a situation that they themselves describe as a crisis of organised and violent crime. Then there is the question of the lawfulness of a ban. As far as I can see a national ban on begging would most likely not be lawful, as it would contravene the right to a private life and freedom of expression."
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