Published on September 7th, 2021 | by Egbert Wesselink
The severe judgement implicates Petronas and CNPC and raises the question why the Fund remains loyal to Lundin Norway’s $1.4 trillion Government Pension Fund has excluded India’s top oil producer Oil and Natural Gas Corp from ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2021 | by Egbert Wesselink
The Supreme Court of Sweden has today rejected the request by the defense lawyers of Ian Lundin, Alex Schneiter and Lundin Energy to hear their appeal to end the war crimes investigation against them. The suspects ... Read More →
Published on July 6th, 2021 | by Egbert Wesselink
The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) filed a legal opinion by the former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen Rapp, to the Supreme Court of Sweden. The opinion refutes the claims of Ian H. Lundin ... Read More →
Published on July 6th, 2021 | by Egbert Wesselink
Newsletter 2, 6 July 2021 Swedish Prosecutor Henrik Attorp has informed the District Court of Stockholm that he is planned to finish his last remaining task in the Lundin case in the last week of June, ... Read More →
Published on May 4th, 2021 | by Karolina Bonde
Ian H. Lundin, Alex Schneiter and Lundin Energy’s request to end the war crimes investigations against them was rejected by the Svea Court of Appeal (Svea hovrätt) on 27th of April. This was the fourth time ... Read More →
Published on May 2nd, 2021 | by PAX
The District Court’s ruling from last year to allow the prosecutor to continue the war crimes investigation against Lundin has been upheld on 27 April by the Svea Court of Appeal. The decision was expected. Swedish ... Read More →
Published on March 17th, 2021 | by Egbert Wesselink
Webinar available @ YouTube On March 29th 2021, PAX invited a group of eminent South Sudanese to present their views on the Lundin case. They discussed the significance of a trial for South Sudan, its implications ... Read More →
Published on March 12th, 2021 | by Egbert Wesselink
The Board of Directors of Lundin Energy strongly advises against a shareholder proposal that the company aligns its legal defense strategy with its human rights policy, notably that in human rights cases it not only defends ... Read More →
Published on December 11th, 2020 | by Egbert Wesselink
Ian Lundin, Alex Schneiter and Lundin Energy continue to make every effort to avoid that they will be held to account in court, including the use of time consuming procedures with little legal merit. For instance, ... Read More →
Published on June 10th, 2020 | by Egbert Wesselink
The Swedish Prosecution Authority announced today that the Lundin investigation is complete. ‘We believe we have sufficient grounds for a prosecution’, says Chief Prosecutor Henrik Attorps to Dagens Nyheter, indicating a firm intention to take the ... Read More →
France's highest court of appeal overturns a decision to dismiss crimes against humanity charges against cement giant #Lafarge. Stating “one can be complicit in crimes against humanity even if one doesn't have the intention of being associated with the crimes committed." https://twitter.com/ECCHRBerlin/status/1435265605825925124
In an overview of corporate liability in gross human rights violation @just_security published an overview of cases: “The Lundin case features important legal issues not only for Swedish law, but also for international criminal law.”
https://www.justsecurity.org/78097/corporate-criminal-liability-for-human-rights-violations-france-and-sweden-are-poised-to-take-historic-steps-forward/
“Weekend reading: Prosecution in the case against Lundin Oil can come at any time. It arouses great interest - that companies and entrepreneurs are suspected in a war crime context is very unusual, writes @Ola_Westerberg. http://ui.se/utrikesmagasin… via @utrikesmagasin @UISweden”
@uiswden published an excellent update on the legal issues and implications of @aklagareSE (Public Prosecutor) case against Lundin Energy for the role the company had in the oil wars in Sudan, 1997-2003. https://www.ui.se/utrikesmagasinet/analyser/2021/september/atal-mot-lundin-krigsbrottsfall-vacker-stort-intresse/?fbclid=IwAR2rZ5sVk4s4hswTddBlL4TIFBQMLo4nuwc_iTOPEZmTWffpsuGwC7IOmCI
A small win, but still a win. Sweden’s supreme court has rejected an attempt by Lundin Energy executives’ to misuse the internationally recognized “right to a fair trial” to duck accusations of complicity in international crimes during Sudan’s civil war https://cfj.org/news_posts/court-rejects-swedish-energy-executives-claim-in-win-for-victims-of-international-crimes/
Norway’s Government Fund condemns ONGC for its role in South Sudan’s civil war
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