Bertil Wedin (21 November 1940 – 4 March 2022) was a

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agent. He was accused in an

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court, but acquitted of the 1982 burglary of the

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(PAC) office in

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. In 1996, Wedin was named as a suspect in the

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of Sweden's prime minister,

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, but has denied any involvement. His accuser, Peter Caselton – who with eight others including

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had applied for amnesty from South Africa's

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for the March 1982 bombing of the ANC office in London – was allegedly a member of an

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assassination squad. He was also suspected of bombing the ANC Stockholm office in 1986. Wedin denies involvement in any crimes. Wedin had been a resident of

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from 1985 until his death on 4 March 2022.

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Naming Bertil WedinAnnouncement of death
Living people 1940 births Swedish expatriates in Cyprus People from Kyrenia {{sweden-bio-stub