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Lundin trial in Sweden - Photo: soldiers of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) train. A man brandishes a weapon and a fist.
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Lundin trial: the prosecutor counter-attacks

In Stockholm, the trial of Lundin oil company executives accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan between 1997 and 2003 is now giving the stand to witnesses. But before that, the prosecutor, under fire from the defence for the last five months, had the opportunity at the end of May to counterattack where it […]
By Olivier Truc (our correspondent in Sweden)
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