Lundin Petroleum Receives Final Notice of Indictment and Case Files
On 15 November 2018, Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter sent a letter to Lundin Petroleum’s investors, business partners and media contacts.
The Legal Framework of the War Crimes Case against Lundin Petroleum
EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law The Road Less Travelled: How Corporate Directors Could be Held Individually Liable in Sweden for Corporate Atrocity Crimes Abroad Published on November 13, 2018 Author: Miriam Ingeson and Alexandra Lily Kather On 18 October 2018, the Swedish Government authorized the Swedish Prosecution Authority to proceed to prosecution in a case regarding activities of …
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Lundin Petroleum facing a € 318 million penalty
The Swedish Prosecution Authority on 1 November 2018 notified Lundin Petroleum A.B. that the Company may be liable to a corporate fine and forfeiture of economic benefits of SEK 3,285 (app. € 318 million) for involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity. The amount equals the 2019 cash dividend to Lundin’s shareholders. The Prosecutor’s …
Swedish Government gives green light for war crimes trial against Lundin Petroleum
The Financial Times reported on 18 October 2018 that the Swedish Government has approved a request by the prosecutors to take Ian Lundin and Alex Schneiter to court for aiding and abetting war crimes. Sweden’s justice minister commented that the Chair and CEO of Lundin Petroleum S.A. may face lifetime imprisonment if found guilty. Lundin …
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Lundin Petroleum accused of witness tampering
Dagens Nyheter on 6 August 2018, accused Lundin Petroleum of involvement in bribing, threatening, and persecuting witnesses in the war crimes investigation into the company’s top management. In an editorial comment, the company was compared with organised crime. For a rough translation of the article, see underneath. https://www.facebook.com/unpaiddebtsudan/posts/2351232068227322?__tn__=K-R
Fuel for Conflict – Investors and the case of Lundin Petroleum in Sudan
Swedwatch and Fair Finance Guide, Sweden has published a report Fuel for Conflict – Investors and the Case of Lundin Petroleum in Sudan, on April 27, 2017. The report states that all companies have a responsibility to respect human rights in their business operations. For investors, this responsibility extends to the operations of the companies they …
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