Acehnese win right to sue Exxon Mobil

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Updated August 29, 2008 10:14:11

Eleven Acehnese villagers are accusing armed forces on the payroll of the Indonesian subsidiary of the American oil giant Exxon Mobil of carrying out killings and torture.

Now a court in the United States has found Exxon Mobil Corporation and its subsidiary in Jakarta, will have to face the villagers in a lawsuit.

Presenter: Sonia Randhawa
Speakers: Teuku Ardiansyah, chairman human rights and social research institute Kata Hati; K Shanmugan, campaigns coordinator Amnesty International Malaysia

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