Swedish police were invited aboard a Chinese vessel in the Baltic Sea on Thursday in order to observe a into .
The telecom cables – one linking and , the other connecting to – were damaged in mid-November off the coast of but in Swedish territorial waters.
The ship, the Yi Peng 3, had been tracked sailing above the cables at the time they were cut, and has remained anchored at the location since November 19.
Sweden: ‘No accusation’ leveled at China
“Representatives of the Chinese authorities are conducting investigations aboard the vessel and have invited the Swedish authorities to take part in an observer role,” Swedish police said in a statement, adding:
“No investigative measures will be taken by the Swedish Police Authority aboard the vessel.”
The statement added that a “preliminary investigation into sabotage in connection with two cable breaks in the Baltic Sea is continuing” but stressed that Thursday’s observations are not part of those enquiries.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Stockholm requested China’s cooperation in the investigation in late November, but stressed that there was no “accusation” of any sort leveled at Beijing.
Other European officials, including , have said they suspect sabotage linked to .
The Kremlin has dismissed the suggestion as
mf/lo (Reuters, AFP)
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