Seven men allegedly shot during protest at a Canadian-owned mine in Guatemala appeal stay ruling
Seven men allegedly shot during protest at a Canadian-owned mine in Guatemala appeal stay ruling
Keith Fraser, Vancouver Sun 11.01.2016 |
Lawyers for seven men allegedly shot during a protest against a Canadian-owned mine in Guatemala were in court Tuesday attempting to overturn a decision staying their lawsuit in B.C.
In November 2015, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Laura Gerow agreed with lawyers for Tahoe Resources Ltd. — a Vancouver-register mining company — that the case would be better heard in the Central American country.
The plaintiffs, all Guatemalan citizens, had sued the company for damages, claiming they were shot by mine security personnel on April 27, 2013 on a road outside the high-grade silver, gold, lead and zinc mine in southeast Guatemala.
They argued that the case should be heard in a Canadian court because they lacked faith in the Guatemalan legal system to hold the company accountable.
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