Talisman Court Upholds Sudan Genocide Suit Dismissal
Posted by ac on December 4th, 2009
Lawsuit against Canadian Oil Company Talisman (for whom former Prime Minister Jean Chretien has worked as a lobbyist) dismissed.
“Talisman allegedly aided the government’s effort to “dispose of civilians” in areas where the company intended to look for oil. The company denied the allegations that it was complicit in the government’s abuses.”
-although the government did receive money from Talisman, and did ethnically cleans the areas where oil was extracted, the court ruled, “But [the plaintiff] provided no evidence that Talisman acted with the purpose to support the government’s offenses. “
