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 may be over, the case is not. The judges will spend the coming months reviewing the evidence before delivering their verdict in early December.
In this episode we go over the final arguments of the defense. What were the key themes of their closing arguments? And what can we expect as we wait for the verdict? In this episode we unpack these questions together with Ebony Wade from Civil Rights Defenders and Martin Schibbye from Blankspot.
Participants:
– Ebony Wade, Senior Legal Adviser at Civil Rights Defenders
– Martin Schibbye, journalist at Blankspot.
Host:
– Halima Athumani
Background:
This is the Lundin War Crimes Trial, brought to you by Pax and Global Idé. The music in this podcast is made by the artist JJ Kang and edited by Roos Boer, producer and editor Emmi van den Boom. Visit unpaiddebt.org for more background and updates from the trial. There you may also listen to more interviews with victims and experts, read expert analysis, an interactive map of attacks in Lundin’s concession area and access background information about the case.
