Six-Month Sentence for Lawyer Who Took on Chevron Provokes Anger
Conviction of Steven Donziger, said one critic, “perfectly encapsulates how corporate power has twisted the U.S. justice system to protect corporate interests and punish their enemies.”
A federal judge’s decision Friday to sentence human rights lawyer Steven Donziger to six months in prison—following more than two years of house arrest related to a lawsuit he filed decades ago against oil giant Chevron–has been condemned by supporters.
Corporations win again. They own our court system.
{An Ecuadorian court awarded the plaintiffs a $9.5 billion judgment in 2011—a decision upheld by multiple courts in Ecuador—only to have a U.S. judge reject the ruling, accusing Donziger of bribery and evidence tampering. Chevron also countersued Donziger in 2011.}
Steven Donziger has spent 2 years under house arrest and will now serve 6 months in prison for fighting the inhuman acts of a corporation. Corporate profits made off the killing and poisoning of communities and nature. I've periodically posted on this injustice over the years. Below Abby Martin shows you this profoundly sick injustice and how it took place.
Chevron vs. the Amazon - Full Documentary
The complete version of Abby Martin's three-part series covering Chevron's disaster in Ecuador, on teleSUR's The Empire Files.
Abby launches a deep investigation into Chevron Texaco's intentional spilling of 19 billion gallons of oil and waste in Ecuador's pristine Amazon rainforest--and the 25-year-long legal battle that followed.
Featuring interviews with victims, expert and Ecuadorean heads of state, this documentary reveals the full breadth of Chevron's crime, and its outrageous acts against it's victims ever since.
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