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Sudan war crime trial of former oil firm executives starts in Sweden

Sudan war crime trial of former oil firm executives starts in Sweden

Prosecutors say ex-chair and CEO were complicit in atrocities by Sudanese army and militias, which both deny

Two former executives of a Swedish oil company have gone on trial in Stockholm, accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan between 1999 and 2003 – charges they both deny.

Ian Lundin, a Swede, and Alex Schneiter, a Swiss national, are accused of asking Sudan’s government to make its military responsible for security at the site of one of Lundin Oil’s exploration fields, which later led to aerial bombings, killing of civilians and burning of entire villages, according to the prosecution.

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