Jon Jordås is one of many who have been critical of the fact that then-Chief Prosecutor Krister Petersson in 2020 singled out Stig Engström – the so-called "Skandiaman" – for the murder of Olof Palme.
He therefore welcomes Thursday's announcement from Chief Prosecutor Lennart Guné that the accusation was unfounded.
"First and foremost, I'm thinking of Stig Engström and his close associates. He was, in practice, completely baselessly, singled out as Olof Palme's murderer," says Jon Jordås.
But then this is further criticism of Chief Prosecutor Krister Petersson, who still hasn't really answered any questions about this after his press conference in 2020.
“Curse upon oneself”
The almost 40 years that have passed since the assassination of the prime minister in February 1986 have been marked by a wide range of different theories and clues, notes Jon Jordås.
"The investigation has something of a curse on it. There's no other way to put it," he says.
The naming of Stig Engström was incomprehensible. At the same time, we are now back in a situation where there is no longer an official suspect.
Lost revolver
In a book that came out last year – "The last book about the murder of Olof Palme", Jon Jordås himself named the so-called "Revolver Man" as the likely murderer. The man, who owned a revolver that the police were never able to test fire, died in 2008.
"The circumstances point to it being him. But that's a different truth than the one you have in a court of law," says Jon Jordås.
In a court of law, it must be proven beyond reasonable doubt, and it will be very difficult to get there this far later.
