Offences committed outside Sweden General grounds for jurisdiction Section 3 Swedish courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate offences committed outside Sweden in the following situations. Connecting factor 1. Swedish ship etc. 2. Swedish perpetrator etc. 12 Scope of jurisdiction Offences committed a) on board a Swedish ship; b) on board a Swedish aircraft; c) in the course of their duty by the commander or a member of the crew of a Swedish ship or aircraft; or d) on a construction lawfully installed in Sweden’s Exclusive Economic Zone or on Sweden’s continental shelf. Offences committed a) by a person who at the time of the offence was a Swedish citizen or an alien habitually resident in Sweden; b) by a person who, when prosecution is brought for the offence, is a Swedish citizen or an alien habitually resident in Sweden; c) by a person who is in Sweden and the offence can, under Swedish law, result in imprisonment for more than six months; or d) in the exercise of the business activities of a Swedish company and the offence is giving of a bribe, gross giving of a bribe or

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