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Article

24 Feb 2012

Author:
Terry Collingsworth, Conrad & Scherer LLP

[PDF] Gilberto Edgar Torres Martinez v BP

Plaintiff...is the victim of grave mistreatment, including torture, at the hands of paramilitary forces linked to...BP...To protect its interests, BP...paid the CNA [Colombian National Army] and local police to provide security...Paramilitary forces with a close relationship to the CNA, kidnapped, detained, and tortured Plaintiff...

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Colombian union leader files suit against BP in US court alleging he was tortured by death squads hired by company

BP lawsuit (re Casanare, Colombia, filed in the US)