"Rebuttal of Acacia Mining’s Latest Response to MiningWatch Canada and RAID"

...[Our] public communications are based on extensive, well documented, case material gathered in field visits to the North Mara mine, both prior to and following the recent settlement of claims brought by the leading London law firm Leigh Day on behalf of victims of violence at the mine site. The claims were that African Barrick Gold (now Acacia) and NMGML were liable for the deaths and injuries of local villagers, including through complicity in the killing of at least six local villagers by police at the North Mara mine. The claims, though denied by the companies, nevertheless resulted in an out-of-court settlement in February 2015