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Article: Fears over Ivory Coast compensation.
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- Aljazeera.net
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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11/11/2009 9:36:32 AM
Thousands of people in Ivory Coast poisoned by toxic waste face being cheated out of $45m in compensation after the money, which was deposited in a bank account in the West African country, was frozen.
At the same time, a local figure, claiming to be president of the National Co-ordination of Toxic Waste Victims of Cote d'Ivoire and who is unknown to the victims' lawyers, has now applied to ha
ve the cash moved to the association's account.
Martyn Day, the victims' lawyer, has raised fears that corruption could be behind the latest developments in the case, which centres around the dumping of hundreds of tonnes of ...