Case: Ö 1314-22

2022-11-10 "The Universality Principle" NJA 2022 s. 796

A Swiss citizen was prosecuted for aiding a crime against the law of nations, gross crimes. The prosecution pertained to acts which he and a co-accused, who is a Swedish citizen, allegedly committed in Sudan in the capacity of representatives of companies within a Swedish company group. No impediments to Swedish jurisdiction have been deemed to exist in Swedish law or public international law.

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2023-03-02