Prosecutor Readies War Crime Charges Against Swedish Oil Bosses

  • Swedish prosecutor now in ‘final phase’ of filing charges
  • Lundin executives face charges over actions in southern Sudan
Alex Schneiter in 2016.Photographer: Fredrik Bjerknes/Bloomberg
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Lundin Petroleum AB’s past could be coming back to haunt it.

After getting approval from the Swedish government last week, a prosecutor is now putting the last touches on a decade-long investigation into war crimes in Sudan that could end in charges against Lundin’s chief executive and chairman.