Sten Lindstrom, the key Swedish investigator in the Bofors case recounts a damning story of vital aspects of his investigation. In the process, he asks pricky questions, and hints at embarrassing conclusions. While it was (is still) widely believed that the Nehru-Gandhi family, along with other powerful politicians are definitely guilty of accepting kickbacks, the recent judgement acquitted the late Rajiv Gandhi in this case.

However, Sten Lindstrom says that the case is far from over, that the Bofors story continues to tell itself. He is confident that truth with reveal itself when we least expect it.

Over the years we get trained to learn a lot not so much by what is told, shown, and led to believe. We get a good idea of what is going on by what is denied, what is covered up and what we are not told.
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By making my work difficult at every twist and turn, by hiding what I was looking for, by offering me irrelevant information and by continuing, even today, to pretend to look for the culprits, the Bofors story continues to tell itself. example, pressure from India resulted in the closing down of an investigation by the Swedish prosecutor. Pressure from India also led to the Swedish National Audit Bureau sending a blanked out version of its inquiry to India. All the relevant parts containing the critical payment details were blacked out.
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When a team of senior executives from Bofors travelled to India to testify before the Joint Parliamentary Committee, they were prevented from doing so. Instead they met a small group of officials to whom they did not hand over any names. We were told this was because even if the Swedes had given the names, no one would have believed them.

Lindstrom firmly insists on (re)questioning Sonia Gandhi and Quattrocchi, which he believes will throw more light on the issue. Here’s the list of questions to bolster his claim:

Who introduced Ottavio Quattrocchi to Bofors officials?

What was Ottavio Quattrocchi?s value proposition that led him to assure Bofors contractually that he need not be paid if the deal was not closed in their favour?

Why did Bofors pay Ottavio Quattrocchi?

What services did his company A.E. Services offer?

What are the links between Ottavio Quattrocchi and Sonia Gandhi?

Who is the Gandhi trustee lawyer that Martin Ardbo met in Geneva?
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Ardbo was very worried about what I knew about this deal. He was surely worried about people discovering who ?Q? was and what his links to ?R? were as he noted: ?Q? for Quattrocchi and ?R? for Rajiv Gandhi. I am being made a scapegoat to protect big people, he told us.
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Indian politicians involved in the corruption issued denials, sent notes, dispatched officials and created confusion where none was necessary. Police officers will tell you that this is an old tactic to muddy the waters. When the protest is louder and longer than the accusation, you can be sure the guilty are speaking. The then Prime Minister (Rajiv Gandhi) told the Indian Parliament that neither he nor any member of his family was involved in the payoffs. That, I believe, was his first big mistake; one that gave us many clues.
Sonia Gandhi must be questioned.

Isn’t it easy to predict what would happen to the already-doomed Bofors investigation–or whatever is left of it–if she becomes Prime Minister?