Sweden alleges China denied their request for a prosecutor investigation on a Chinese ship, the Yi Peng 3, suspected of being involved in the cutting of two Baltic Sea cables. China maintains their cooperation with regional authorities and claims the ship left to ensure the crew's wellbeing.
China refused an investigation into a ship linked to severed Baltic cables, says Sweden . The Swedish foreign minister said China denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation on a Chinese ship, the Yi Peng 3, which sailed over the cables. Sections of two telecom cables were cut on 17 and 18 November in Swedish territorial waters of the Baltic. Suspicions have been directed at the Yi Peng 3, which according to ship tracking sites, was in the area at the time.
The Swedish foreign minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, told Agence France-Presse: “Swedish police have been on board as observers in connection with the Chinese investigation … At the same time, I note that China has denied our request for a prosecutor investigation on board the ship.” Earlier on Monday, Beijing had promised to continue cooperation with regional authorities over the Yi Peng 3. The ship tracking site Vesselfinder showed the Yi Peng 3, which had been anchored in the international waters of the Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark, steaming north out of the strait on Saturday. Beijing said on Monday that the ship had left “to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of the crew”. “The shipowner company, after a comprehensive evaluation and consultation with relevant parties, decided to resume operations,” said Mao Ning, a foreign ministry spokesperson. “China has notified all relevant countries in advance. China is willing to maintain communication and cooperation with the countries involved to advance the follow-up handling of the incident.” European officials have said they suspect sabotage linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has rejected the comments as “absurd” and “laughable”. On Thursday, authorities from Sweden, Germany and Finland were invited onboard the vessel for an investigation led by China
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