“Given that Chiquita has pleaded guilty to the criminal aspects of this case, it is going to be extremely difficult for them to say they are not responsible in any other way for what happened down there.”
A spokesman for Chiquita confessed that he has not seen the lawsuit, but affirmed that the company hired rebels “to protect the lives of employees and their families.”
Image- Al Jazeera (Colombian paramilitary troops)
Sources- BBC NEWS, The Latin Americanist, CNN,
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