Mon Apr 9, 2012, 03:00 PM
Judi Lynn (78,150 posts)
Colombian families appeal Uribe's immunity in Drummond murders trial (Alabama-based coal company)
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Mon Apr 9, 2012, 03:43 PM
Judi Lynn (78,150 posts)
1. Earlier Info: Drummond denies colluding with far-right death squads to kill Colombia unionists
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Drummond denies colluding with far-right death squads to kill Colombia unionists
By TOBY MUSE Associated Press 2007-03-23 10:13 AM The U.S.-based coal company Drummond denied any relationship with far-right death squads in Colombia and said it has no intention of settling a U.S. lawsuit that alleges its complicity in the murder of three labor leaders. A federal judge in Alabama this month allowed a civil suit to go forward against Drummond Co. Inc. for allegedly paying a hit squad to kill three union leaders at one of its Colombian mines in 2001. Colombia's chief prosecutor on Tuesday also announced a formal criminal investigation into allegations Drummond, based in Birmingham, Alabama, had ties with the paramilitaries. ~snip~ Colombia is embroiled in its worst political scandal in decades as revelations continue to emerge tying the country's political class _ many of them backers of President Alvaro Uribe _ to the paramilitaries, which have trafficked extensively in cocaine, committed massacres and stolen millions of hectares (acres) of land from peasants. More: http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=414701  By TOBY MUSE Associated Press 2007-03-23 10:13 AM The U.S.-based coal company Drummond denied any relationship with far-right death squads in Colombia and said it has no intention of settling a U.S. lawsuit that alleges its complicity in the murder of three labor leaders. A federal judge in Alabama this month allowed a civil suit to go forward against Drummond Co. Inc. for allegedly paying a hit squad to kill three union leaders at one of its Colombian mines in 2001. Colombia's chief prosecutor on Tuesday also announced a formal criminal investigation into allegations Drummond, based in Birmingham, Alabama, had ties with the paramilitaries. ~snip~ Colombia is embroiled in its worst political scandal in decades as revelations continue to emerge tying the country's political class _ many of them backers of President Alvaro Uribe _ to the paramilitaries, which have trafficked extensively in cocaine, committed massacres and stolen millions of hectares (acres) of land from peasants. More: http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=414701 |
