US EditionTotalEnergies faces French manslaughter probe over Mozambique attack
- French prosecutors opened a manslaughter investigation against TotalEnergies linked to a 2021 jihadist attack in Mozambique that resulted in many deaths.
- Seven complainants, including survivors and relatives of victims, alleged that TotalEnergies failed to protect its subcontractors during the attack, leading to the legal action filed in October 2023.
- TotalEnergies halted its $20 billion liquefied natural gas project after the assault but hopes to restart it, despite NGOs warning against it due to human rights violations.
- Multiple NGOs urged financiers to oppose the restart of TotalEnergies' project, citing human rights concerns linked to the attack.
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A complaint was filed in October 2023 by seven survivors and families of victims of the attack on Palma in March 2021. They accuse TotalEnergies of not ensuring the safety of its subcontractors.
The French group is accused of serious negligence as part of its mega-gas project Mozambique. On 21 March 2021, a jihadist attack on its site had resulted in a large number of victims.
France launches manslaughter probe against TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique massacre
French prosecutors on Friday launched an investigation into involuntary manslaughter and failure to assist persons in danger against TotalEnergies over a 2021 attack in Mozambique by jihadist militants near a major gas field. An independent investigator put the number of dead or missing in the attack at 1,402 people, including 55 Total subcontractors.
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Thelocalreport.inFrance Launches Manslaughter Probe Against Oil Giant Over Mozambique Attack
French prosecutors said Saturday they had opened a manslaughter investigation against energy giant TotalEnergies following a bloody 2021 jihadist attack in Mozambique. In October 2023, survivors and relatives of victims of the attack near a major gas field in northern Mozambique launched legal action against the oil and gas giant, accusing it of failing to protect its subcontractors. Islamic State-linked militants killed dozens of people when th…
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