Key Figure In Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit In U.S. Court: Amazon Defense Coalition

[Judi Lynn]

Key Figure In Chevron Ecuador Lawsuit In U.S. Court: Amazon Defense Coalition
10 November 2010

(RTTNews) - The Amazon Defense Coalition, a group of Amazonian grass roots organizations and communities, on Wednesday said a key figure in the Ecuador lawsuit against Chevron Corp. (CVX) was working under the direction of Chevron's legal team since at least 2004.

The coalition said papers filed with the federal district court in San Francisco that had ordered Diego Borja to depose, do not deny that he made the claims the oil giant "cooked evidence". As per the Coalition release, Borja was caught on tape last year telling a friend that Chevron had "cooked evidence" and that he had incriminating information that if known would cause Chevron to lose the lawsuit.

According to the coalition, Borja formed four dummy companies for Chevron to make the soil and water tests that Chevron introduced as evidence in the litigation appear independent.

Chevron has repeatedly announced it expects to lose the case, and instead has attempted to persuade its shareholders that it can avoid enforcement of the judgment by claiming that the the court and the Ecuadoran legal system are not legitimate, the coalition noted

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