E24: The final days: The Prosecutor’s Closing Arguments After almost three years, the trial is now entering its final phase. In early April, the prosecution delivered its closing arguments and presented its sentencing requests: ten years in prison for Ian Lundin and six years for Alexander Schneiter. How convincing was the prosecution’s case, and what […]
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Episode 23: Blame and Responsibility – Local Management Speaks Out In this episode we examine the hearings involving the local management team – the individuals to whom both defendants have directed much of the blame. Around 20 former Lundin employees were called to testify in the trial. Four were Nuer and locally employed, 15 were
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E22: Militia Leaders in the Oil Concession Areas In this episode we look at the widespread use of armed militias in Sudan’s civil wars, a pattern that continues to shape conflicts in both Sudan and South Sudan today. For decades, the Sudanese government, like the British colonial administration before it, relied on proxy forces to
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During the 14th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, Swedwatch and PAX organized an expert meeting regarding the groundbreaking Norwegian NCP’s assessment that Aker BP breached the OECD Guidelines when it merged with Lundin Energy. Among their conclusions were: WATCH HERE Participants WATCH HERE
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E21: The Lundin–Aker BP Merger and the OECD Case in Norway In this episode, we explore a process in Norway that could help victims secure compensation. Just before the trial started in Sweden, Lundin merged with Norway’s largest oil and gas producer, Aker BP, effectively moving substantial financial resources out of Sweden. What remained is
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Masha Gessen wrote an excellent piece in the New York Times about the Lundin trial, the banality of corporate crime, and the growing efforts to hold corporate actors accountable for complicity in war crimes. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/e5Jf-2qj No subscription to the NYT? Try https://archive.is/05tol
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This is the eight episode of our program in Nuer, the local language spoken in Unity State in the area where Block 5A was located and where the alleged crimes were committed. This trial is about justice for the survivors, and we hope this podcast will reach the people affected and shed light on the
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E20: The Defendants – Alexandre Schneiter In this episode, we turn our attention to the cross-examination of the trial’s second defendant — Alexandre Schneiter, Vice President of Exploration, COO, and later CEO of Lundin Energy. Often described as the golden boy of the Lundin company, Schneiter built his reputation on discovering oil in places no one else
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This is the seventh episode of our program in Nuer, the local language spoken in Unity State in the area where Block 5A was located and where the alleged crimes were committed. This trial is about justice for the survivors, and we hope this podcast will reach the people affected and shed light on the
E19: Questioning History: A Lundin Defence Tactic The defence lawyers for Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter deny that any war crimes were committed during Lundin’s operations in South Sudan. They have spent considerable time in court attempting to discredit the prosecution’s evidence, which alleges that systematic war crimes occurred in multiple locations over an extended
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