Article 5DN5S Adani pays $2,000 to anti-coal activist after Facebook post wrongly accused him of throwing rocks

Adani pays $2,000 to anti-coal activist after Facebook post wrongly accused him of throwing rocks

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Graham Readfearn
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5DN5S)

Scott Daines secures public apology from Indian mining giant for extremely hurtful' allegation

The mining company Adani has paid $2,000 to an anti-coal activist and issued a public apology after it wrongly accused him and his protest group of throwing rocks and kicking work vehicles.

Scott Daines, 53, secured the apology and payment after sending legal letters to the company when it named him in a Facebook post on 8 October 2020.

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