Oil execs on trial in Sweden over Sudan war crimes role
Ian Lundin (C), former chairman of the Swedish oil company Lundin Oil, gives a statement to the press upon arrival to the District Court in Stockholm, Sweden, prior to the start of his trial as he is charged for suspected complicity in war crimes in Sudan on September 5, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
Two former executives at a Swedish oil company went on trial in Stockholm on Tuesday accused of complicity in war crimes committed by Sudan's regime between 1999 and 2003.
Swedish Ian Lundin and Swiss national Alex Schneiter are accused of asking Sudan's government to make its military responsible for security at the site of one of Lundin Oil's exploration fields, which later led to aerial bombings, killing of civilians and burning of entire villages, according to the prosecution.
