Lundin War Crimes Trial Podcast

E25: The Very Last Days: The Defense’s Closing Arguments After more than three years in court, 346 hearing days and over 80,000 pages of court documents, the trial against Lundin Oil has come to an end. On May 28th, the doors of Courtroom 34 closed for the very last time. But even though the hearings […]

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

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

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

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

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

Before Bol Maker’s testimony in court in 2024, an audio clip is played. It’s a threat directed at every witness in the trial against Lundin Oil: “We are going to assassinate you one by one.” In today’s episode, we are joined by Anna Roxvall and Carolina Jemsby, the two renowned journalists behind the investigative documentary