Indonesian citizens suing Exxon Mobil Corp. over the deaths, injuries or disappearances of their family members—allegedly at the hands of soldiers hired by the oil company—can move forward with their case, a federal judge in Washington ruled on Wednesday.
The lawsuit centers on Exxon’s development of a natural gas field in an Indonesian province beginning in the 1970s. The plaintiffs claim that Indonesian soldiers hired by Exxon to provide security killed and tortured villagers. They argued Exxon should be held responsible because it controlled the soldiers’ actions and gave them support and weapons.
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