NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on Tuesday, seeking a trial for involuntary manslaughter and other consequences of climate change 'chaos'.
NGOs accuse TotalEnergies of 'deliberately endangering the lives of others, involuntary manslaughter, neglecting to address a disaster, and damaging biodiversity'. Photo: LOIC VENANCE / AFP/Filecomplaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on Tuesday, seeking a trial for involuntary manslaughter and other consequences of climate change"chaos".
In a statement, the three NGOs and eight individuals said they accused the group of"deliberately endangering the lives of others, involuntary manslaughter, neglecting to address a disaster, and damaging biodiversity".The prosecutor now has three months to decide whether to open a judicial investigation, the NGOs said. If it does not go ahead, the plaintiffs can take their case directly before an investigative judge.
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