STOCKHOLM, 13 March. The captain of the Sea Owl I has been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of using false documents, prosecutors said.
„During the day, searches were carried out on board the ship and crew members were questioned. In view of the results of the preliminary investigation, I have decided to detain the captain on suspicion of using forged documents, which constitutes a criminal offence,“ said prosecutor Adrien Combier-Hogg.
The captain will be questioned over the weekend in the presence of the public defender and the public prosecutor will decide by noon on 16 March whether to take him into custody or release him.
The Swedish Coast Guard announced on Thursday that it had intercepted the Sea Owl I tanker, which was sailing through Swedish territorial waters, presumably to Russia. According to Swedish prosecutors, the ship's captain, a Russian national, was suspected of using false documents. No crew members were detained. The Russian ambassador to Sweden, Sergei Belyaev, said that the embassy was monitoring the situation closely and was ready to provide all necessary consular assistance.
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