Gilberto Torres BP case ends but opens doors
The High Court has ordered, by agreement, that...Gilberto Torres’ claim for damages in respect of his kidnap, imprisonment against BP and 6 other related oil companies, should end with no payment of costs...[U]ltimately the legal, procedural and financial challenges were too great for the case to continue and Gilberto was advised to discontinue...Gilberto said “Although I have ended my international legal case in the UK with the deepest regret and sorrow, we will continue our search for justice, knocking on doors and holding on to hope….And I have absolutely no doubt that through international solidarity, we will ultimately hold multinational corporations accountable for the destruction they have caused in Colombia and across the globe”.