UK authorities 'lack resources' to investigate Trafigura over toxic waste
by James Ball and Harry Davies from on (#F6PE)
Environment Agency says it lacks necessary expertise and resources to investigate oil firm over 2006 toxic waste dump in Ivory Coast
UK authorities have admitted they lack both the expertise and resources to investigate the oil company Trafigura for prosecution over its role in a toxic waste dump in Ivory Coast which left up to 100,000 people with skin rashes, headaches and respiratory problems.
In the past 15 months, the human rights group Amnesty International has contacted UK police forces, agencies and prosecutors with a detailed dossier laying out its case for why authorities should explore a criminal conspiracy prosecution against the company for its role in one of the most controversial corporate incidents of the past decade.
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