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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Lawyers seeking remedies for war crimes committed in Unity State 20 years ago by two executives of a Swedish oil company have described the trial as the longest in the history of the country as the process is expected to conclude in early 2026.<\/p>\n

The trial \u2013 which began early this month \u2013 of the former CEO of Swedish oil company Lundin Oil, now known as Orron Energy, is going on trial together with the firm\u2019s ex-vice president in Stockholm.<\/p>\n

The two defendants were accused of complicity in war crimes committed under the regime of Omar al-Bashir in Sudan in what is now South Sudan 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

The two men, Swede Ian Lundin and Swiss national Alex Schneiter, have denied wrongdoing. They risk life sentences if found guilty.<\/p>\n

The Swedish government had to grant consent for a foreign national to be indicted for crimes committed in another country. However, the Swedish court system can generally prosecute such crimes.<\/p>\n

The trial follows a 13-year investigation culminating in findings over 80,000 pages. Closing arguments are expected to be delivered in February 2026.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists in Juba yesterday, the senior advisor at Pax company in Sweden said the trial will continue up to early 2026.<\/p>\n

Egbert Wesselinic believes the two are involved in complicity in the war crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarlier this month, the largest criminal court case in Sweden and one of the biggest ever case in world started, and the subject of that case is a war crimes that were committed in South Sudan [Southern] in Unity state, and these war crimes are in a massive scale.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were war crimes according to the prosecutor in Sweden that were committed by San Armed Forces and allied militias against the population of Unity state, with the purpose to secure the oil operations of Lundin petroleum.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow the court case is going to take more than two and half [up to 2026] years, it is a very big case. The Lundin company is very rich and denies any responsibilities, they say it did nothing wrong, well it is for the grudge to decide,\u201dhe said.<\/p>\n

The alleged crimes occurred between 1999 and 2003, with the two men accused of asking the Sudanese government to put its military in charge of security at one of Lundin Oil\u2019s exploration fields in 1999 in South Sudan.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors say this later led to \u201caerial bombardments from transport planes, shooting civilians from helicopter gunships, abducting and plundering civilians and burning entire villages and their crops.\u201d<\/p>\n

They argue that the two former executives were complicit because they knew Sudan\u2019s government would take control of the area by \u201cmilitary force.\u201d<\/p>\n

The alleged crimes occurred after Lundin Oil struck oil in 1999 in the \u201cBlock 5A\u201d field in Unity State of South Sudan.<\/p>\n

Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army (SPLA) has waged war for decades in Sudan, which led to the separation of Sudan into two countries and South Sudan became independent in 2011.<\/p>\n

Former President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan between 1989 and 2019, is wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague for genocide and other war crimes.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors have asked to confiscate 2.4 billion kronor (\u20ac202 million, $218 million) from Orron Energy. That amount is equivalent to the company\u2019s profit on selling its Sudan operations in 2003.<\/p>\n

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