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Christer Pettersson (1947-2004) was a Swedish criminal who was a suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden. He was convicted and acquitted of the murder, and died in a coma after a brawl with police.
Jun 10, 2020 · One man did go to jail. Convicted criminal Christer Pettersson - who has no connection to the prosecutor - was identified in a line-up by Lisbet Palme and jailed for life in 1989.
The web page describes the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986 and the subsequent investigation and controversies. Christer Pettersson was convicted and acquitted of the crime, while Stig Engström was posthumously declared a suspect in 2020.
Jun 11, 2020 · On June 10, 2020, chief state prosecutor Krister Petersson identified the killer as Stig Engström, an eyewitness dubbed “Skandia Man” during the initial murder investigation. However,...
- Andrew Nestingen
Jun 10, 2020 · Christer Pettersson was convicted of Palme's killing, however the judgement was later overturned. Mr Palme was prime minister between 1969 and 1976 and between 1982 and 1986. Some hail him as the architect of modern Sweden, but conservatives hated his anti-colonial views and criticism of the United States.
- Ian Collier
Jun 7, 2020 · During a police line-up, Lisbet Palme identified Pettersson as the murderer. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1989. But his lawyer immediately appealed.
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Jun 10, 2020 · A known petty criminal called Christer Pettersson (no relation to the journalist) was jailed for life in 1989 over the assassination, but he won an appeal later that year and died in 2004.
