RE:RE:Aznalcóllar: 6 years until the final decisioncool888 wrote:
(...) Things have changed ever since ..
1.
"Grupo Mxico, the multinational that took over the Aznalcllar mine in 2015, has a free hand to continue with its project to exploit the Seville deposit."
The Administrative Court has not ordered a halt to the work.
2.
"The hardest of all is the one exercised by the company Emerita Resources, which amounts to 348 years of imprisonment for the 16 investigated."
A private company can make criminal complaints only in the administrative court - not in the criminal court. Only if the public prosecutor's office were to file a petition with criminal charges in criminal court would it be critical for the defendants.
I see absolutely nothing new, according to which the procedure should not last another 6 years. And Grupo Mexico can continue to work in the Aznalcollar mine.
In Europe, no people are automatically imprisoned just because a private company demands many years in prison from an administrative court. Perhaps there will be a conviction - but this would not be legally binding for at least 6 years - and until then Grupo Mexico can continue to operate.
urai58
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