The prosecutor specified that he had shared the elements of his investigation with the German judicial authorities, who are continuing their investigations.
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A year after the explosions caused on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, the identity of the saboteurs remains a mystery. The Swedish public prosecutor’s office announced on Wednesday February 7 that it was closing its investigation into the sabotage that occurred in September 2022, considering that it was not within its jurisdiction. Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said he had shared the elements of his investigation with the German judicial authorities.
“There is no indication that Sweden or Swedish citizens were involved in this attack which took place in international waters”, he adds. In a separate statement, Swedish intelligence said the investigation had been opened “in order to determine whether the sabotage was aimed at Sweden and thus threatened the security of the country, and it was established that this was not the case”.
Three investigations had been opened, in Germany, Sweden and Denmark. The Swedish investigation is the first to be completed. There “main hypothesis is that a State is behind “ sabotage, Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said in April 2023, adding that its perpetrators knew “very good that they would leave traces”.
Judicial cooperation with Denmark and Germany has been “Good”underlines the prosecutor on Wednesday. “As part of this legal cooperation, we were able to hand over documents that can be used as evidence in the German investigation”he adds.
