And so the trial begins In the morning of 5th September 2023 there is a queue outside Stockholm District Court. Journalists from Sweden and abroad gathered to follow the longest trial in Swedish history. Two former executives of a Swedish Oil company, Ian Lundin and Alex Scheinter, stand trial for war crimes committed in South […]
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On Tuesday 5 September, the Lundin war crimes trial starts at the Stockholm District Court with the presentation of the case by the prosecution. The defendants are Ian Lundin, Alex Schneiter and Orrön Energy. Not Lundin Energy, because shortly after the indictment, the company merged with AkerBP through a construction that placed its criminal liability
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PAX and Global Idé have started a collaboration with Ugandan journalist Halima Athumani for the podcast series Lundin War Crimes Trial. Together with Swedish journalist Kajsa Sörman, she will bring the latest news from the court and comments from experts and involved personalities. 1st Episode: How it all started In the first episode of the
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How it All Started In the first episode of the Lundin War Crimes Trial podcast, we meet two experts who take us back to the origins of the case. What was the connection between oil and the war in Sudan? How did Lundin’s search for oil affect the people who lived in its concession area?
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The mediation of human rights complaints about AkerBP’s merger with Lundin Energy has not been successful. Three South Sudanese and five European organizations had submitted complaints in May 2022 that AkerBP and Aker ASA had breached the OECD Guidelines, the Norwegian Governments standard for responsible business conduct. They argued that the Aker companies had not
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The Lundin trial stands out for its importance for hundreds of thousands of survivors of war crimes in South Sudan. Never before has anybody been brought to justice for his role in these crimes, that were routinely committed by all parties to Sudan’s civil war. The hearings will be closely followed in South Sudan. Also,
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The Stockholm District Court has released the timetable for the Lundin trial. The case against Ian H. Lundin, Alex Schneiter, and Lundin will to be heard from Tuesday 5 September until 19 March 2026. That is an astonishingly long time, during which the court will hear 95 plaintiffs and witnesses. The scale of the crimes
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Prosecutor Thomas Ahlstrand has closed the criminal investigation into alleged bribery, harassment and threats to court witnesses by Ian Lundin, Alex Schneiter and representatives of Lundin Energy.[1] He affirmed that there had been powerful effort to unduly influence witnesses in their interest, but that it cannot be ruled out that others wanted to make them
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The National Contact Point for Responsible Business Norway (NCP) admitted the complaints against Norwegian oil company Aker BP and its largest shareholder Aker that were brought by 8 South Sudanese and European organizations. They argue that Aker BP’s merger with Lundin Energy’s oil and gas business breached the human rights clauses of the OECD Guidelines for
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OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises P.O. Box 8114 Dep, NO-0032 Oslo, Norway oecdncp@mfa Complainants notice that Aker BP and Aker ASA’s joint response to NCP of 24 June offers ample space for successful dialogue and mediation. The two companies show competence and willingness to consider the concerns of the Complainants as well as commitment to
