Lundin Oil case verdict postponed to February 17, 2027 as court needs more time
The verdict in the record-breaking international law case linked to Lundin Oil has been postponed, the Stockholm District Court announced.
CrimeThe verdict in the record-breaking international law case linked to Lundin Oil has been postponed, the Stockholm District Court announced.
CrimeAccording to prosecutor Henrik Attorps, civilians were displaced and killed when the Sudanese regime launched an offensive in the early 2000s to enable Lundin Oil's operations. He is now seeking prison sentences of ten and six years for former company executives Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter, respectively.
CrimeWitnesses in the Lundin Oil case have been threatened, and several mysterious deaths have occurred among them. TV4's Cold Facts now reveals that the company's management knew that witnesses were being threatened in connection with representatives seeking them out – but that they decided to continue the work despite this.
SwedenTwo former top representatives of Lundin Oil are charged with aiding and abetting grave war crimes in Sudan during a couple of years around the millennium shift. Today, almost a quarter of a century later, Ian Lundin begins his testimony by saying that it is difficult to securely remember what happened in southern Sudan.
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