"Lundin rebuffed by the Supreme Court", 29 Jul 2021

The Supreme Court of Sweden has today rejected the request by the defense lawyers of Ian Lundin, Alex Schneiter and Lundin Energy to hear their appeal to end the war crimes investigation against them. In short, the Supreme Court states that it has reviewed the material and “not found any reason to grant leave to appeal.”

The rejection confirms the opinions of Karolina Bonde and Ambassador Stephen Rapp that Lundin has been misusing human rights law and that the defense’s claim was unfounded. It is another blow for the suspects, whose continuous attempts to stop the investigation against them have all failed for lack of legal merit.

Critics claim that the decision again exposes Lundin Energy’s flawed legal strategy. They argue that the company’s claim that it continuously and proactively cooperates with the investigation is contradicted by the many unmerited legal appeals that have delayed the course of justice...