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| Sweden relaunches Olof Palme murder inquiry Sweden relaunches Olof Palme murder inquiry | |
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| Sweden has announced the relaunch of an investigation into the 1986 murder of its prime minister, Olof Palme, which is still a mystery despite countless leads. | Sweden has announced the relaunch of an investigation into the 1986 murder of its prime minister, Olof Palme, which is still a mystery despite countless leads. |
| Palme was gunned down in the street after leaving a Stockholm cinema with his wife, a killing that sent shockwaves through the country. | Palme was gunned down in the street after leaving a Stockholm cinema with his wife, a killing that sent shockwaves through the country. |
| The gunman ran off with the murder weapon, leaving the charismatic Social Democratic leader dying in a pool of blood on the pavement. More than 10,000 people were questioned and 134 claimed responsibility for the crime but the case has never been solved. | The gunman ran off with the murder weapon, leaving the charismatic Social Democratic leader dying in a pool of blood on the pavement. More than 10,000 people were questioned and 134 claimed responsibility for the crime but the case has never been solved. |
| Krister Petersson, a chief prosecutor notably for organised crime in Stockholm, will lead the new investigation. Petersson has tackled several major cases over a 20-year career, including the 2003 murder of the then foreign minister, Anna Lindh, who was stabbed to death in a department store by a man with psychiatric problems. Petersson will take up the new job in February, Sweden’s prosecution service said. | Krister Petersson, a chief prosecutor notably for organised crime in Stockholm, will lead the new investigation. Petersson has tackled several major cases over a 20-year career, including the 2003 murder of the then foreign minister, Anna Lindh, who was stabbed to death in a department store by a man with psychiatric problems. Petersson will take up the new job in February, Sweden’s prosecution service said. |
| “I feel honoured and I accept the mission with a great amount of energy,” he said in a statement. “It is an interesting and important task.” | “I feel honoured and I accept the mission with a great amount of energy,” he said in a statement. “It is an interesting and important task.” |
| Petersson also handled the trial of John Ausonius, who shot 11 immigrants in the 1990s – some of them using a laser sight, earning him the nickname “Laser Man”. One of his victims died and Ausonius was sentenced to life in prison in 1994. | Petersson also handled the trial of John Ausonius, who shot 11 immigrants in the 1990s – some of them using a laser sight, earning him the nickname “Laser Man”. One of his victims died and Ausonius was sentenced to life in prison in 1994. |
| Petersson’s new case is a daunting one, with the files collected over the last three decades already taking up 250 metres of shelf space. | Petersson’s new case is a daunting one, with the files collected over the last three decades already taking up 250 metres of shelf space. |
| By coincidence, the prosecutor shares an almost identical name with the man convicted of the murder in 1989 – Christer Pettersson, a petty criminal and drug addict who was identified by Palme’s widow, Lisbet, in a widely criticised lineup. | By coincidence, the prosecutor shares an almost identical name with the man convicted of the murder in 1989 – Christer Pettersson, a petty criminal and drug addict who was identified by Palme’s widow, Lisbet, in a widely criticised lineup. |
| He was freed months later by an appeals court that dismissed Lisbet’s testimony on a technicality, and died in 2004. He had admitted the murder before retracting his confession. | He was freed months later by an appeals court that dismissed Lisbet’s testimony on a technicality, and died in 2004. He had admitted the murder before retracting his confession. |