Swedish justice closes Wednesday 34 years of investigation into the assassination of Olof Palme

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The Stockholm prosecutor will close this Wednesday June 10 34 years of investigation into the assassination of Olof Palme. The Social Democratic Prime Minister was shot dead in 1986 in the heart of the capital. The suspense is complete, will the special prosecutor in charge of the investigation finally announce the name of the assassin (s) of Olof Palme? 

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Who Killed Olof Palme? The affair has fascinated and still fascinates the crowds. On February 28, 1986, the Social Democratic Prime Minister was shot dead on the street as he quietly returned home with his wife on foot after watching a movie. The assassin shot him in the back and then managed to escape.

Spearheading the fight against apartheid, Olof Palme was hated by the extreme right in Sweden and considered an enemy by the authorities in South Africa. But it is Kurdish refugees from the PKK who are first designated as the perpetrators and the sponsors of the murder. This track will give nothing like many others.

According to the Swedish press, the murder weapon has finally been found. And South Africa also reportedly provided information to investigators. The track of the South African secret service would prove post mortem reason to Stieg Larsson, fervent opponent of the extreme right and successful author of the successful police saga "Millenium." It only remains to await the conclusions of the special prosecutor responsible for the investigation.

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