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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Trial starts in Sweden of 2 oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan

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A trial started Tuesday in Stockholm of two executives of a Swedish oil exploration and production company accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan 20 years ago by securing the company’s oil operations in the African nation.

Prosecutors claim that Ian Lundin, former chairman of Lundin Oil, and Alex Schneiter, its former CEO, supported the Sudanese government of former dictator Omar al-Bashir.

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