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| Olof Palme murder: Sweden replaces prosecutor | Olof Palme murder: Sweden replaces prosecutor |
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| Sweden has appointed a new prosecutor to head the investigation into the unsolved assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme 30 years ago. | Sweden has appointed a new prosecutor to head the investigation into the unsolved assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme 30 years ago. |
| Stockholm's chief prosecutor, Krister Petersson, will head the inquiry. | Stockholm's chief prosecutor, Krister Petersson, will head the inquiry. |
| About 10,000 people were quizzed following Olof Palme's murder in 1986; 134 people claimed to have shot him dead as he left a cinema with his wife. | About 10,000 people were quizzed following Olof Palme's murder in 1986; 134 people claimed to have shot him dead as he left a cinema with his wife. |
| The charismatic Social Democratic leader was left dying in a pool of blood on the pavement. | The charismatic Social Democratic leader was left dying in a pool of blood on the pavement. |
| Mr Petersson faces a Herculean task: the Palme files take up 250m (820ft) of shelving. | Mr Petersson faces a Herculean task: the Palme files take up 250m (820ft) of shelving. |
| The mystery surrounding the death of the man who had dominated Swedish in the years before his death continues to fascinate Swedes. | The mystery surrounding the death of the man who had dominated Swedish in the years before his death continues to fascinate Swedes. |
| The killing of Olof Palme | The killing of Olof Palme |
| Mr Petersson previously investigated the 2003 murder of Sweden's Foreign Minister, Anna Lindh. He starts his new job in February, officials say. | Mr Petersson previously investigated the 2003 murder of Sweden's Foreign Minister, Anna Lindh. He starts his new job in February, officials say. |
| He was quoted in the Swedish press as saying that his mission was to try to solve the murder and that he was optimistic of a breakthrough. | |
| "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." |
| Mr Petersson also dealt with the trial of John Ausonius, who shot 11 immigrants in the 1990s - some of them using a laser sight, earning him the nickname of the "Laser Man". | Mr Petersson also dealt with the trial of John Ausonius, who shot 11 immigrants in the 1990s - some of them using a laser sight, earning him the nickname of the "Laser Man". |
| A spokeswoman for Sweden's prosecution authority said he would replace Kerstin Sharp as lead investigator as she was close to retirement. | A spokeswoman for Sweden's prosecution authority said he would replace Kerstin Sharp as lead investigator as she was close to retirement. |
| Correction: An earlier version of this story mistakenly said the case was being 'reopened'. |