According to the Swedish prosecutor's office, they have conducted a comprehensive and thorough investigation, but they do not have jurisdiction over the case.
The Swedish prosecutor's office has closed the investigation into the explosions that took place at the Nord Stream-1 and -2 gas pipelines in September 2022, citing that it does not have jurisdiction in the case, the Swedish authorities announced on Wednesday. Mats Ljungqvist, the prosecutor leading the investigation, said: a comprehensive and thorough investigation was conducted and they came to the conclusion that the Swedish prosecutor's office does not have the authority to act in the case.
He emphasized that no further details will be released about the conclusions of the investigation or about the persons who may have come under suspicion.
Earlier, in addition to Sweden, an investigation was launched in Denmark and Germany to find out the background of the explosions. In his statement, Ljungqvist also mentioned that they cooperated closely with the German investigators, and as part of this, they handed over to the Germans materials that they could use as evidence.
On September 26, 2022, explosions occurred on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines connecting Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea, in the economic zones of Sweden and Denmark.
It has already been established that an intentional assassination took place, but the person responsible has not been named until now. In the case, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office initiated proceedings under the heading of an international terrorist act. Russia blamed the Anglo-Saxon countries for what happened. The two pipeline pairs were capable of transporting 110 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. Nord Stream-1 has been operating since 2012, the construction of Nord Stream-2 was completed in 2021 by the Russian energy company Gazprom, but due to the war against Ukraine, its use never began.
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