Mijailo Mijailovic, a 25-year-old Swede of Yugoslavian origin, confessed yesterday (6 January) that he murdered Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh.
However, according to his defence lawyer Peter Althin the murder was not politically motivated
The confession came when a new interrogation of the suspect was held on the basis of 1,028 pages of evidence provided by Swedish police.
After an hour of questioning, Mr Mijailovic confessed to the crime.
Anna Lindh, a popular...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.