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NEW: New analysis of leaked bank data reveals almost $2B worth of suspicious payments by companies linked to Swiss mining giant Solway, which were made through Estonian accounts with Swedbank and Danske Bank. 1/
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Reporters identified close to two dozen firms that made 1,000+ suspect transfers between 2007 and 2015. All were affiliated with Solway or its executives in corporate records, investigations, or media reports. 2/ 
Swedbank dropped Solway in 2011 over concerns about “questionable transactions.” But the lender wasn’t alone in its concerns: Other banks flagged several of the 23 companies to U.S. regulators over suspicious payments. 3/
Leaked documents reveal executives at the Fénix mine in east Guatemala, owned by Switzerland’s Solway, have long hidden evidence that it was leaching contaminated water into neighboring Lake Izabal.
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In 2017, a strange red slick started spreading across Lake Izabal, provoking protests that were violently repressed by police.
Solway denied its mine was responsible, blaming a bloom of algae. But internal docs show executives knew red-colored water was spilling from the site.
Solway denied its mine was responsible, blaming a bloom of algae. But internal docs show executives knew red-colored water was spilling from the site.
Guatemala’s environment minister publicly backed Solway’s denials.
But docs in the leak show gov't monitors were also warning about the red water from the mine. One 2017 audit found water near the site was contaminated with so much nickel that it breached World Bank standards.
But docs in the leak show gov't monitors were also warning about the red water from the mine. One 2017 audit found water near the site was contaminated with so much nickel that it breached World Bank standards.
📌 Reportaje #MiningSecrets | Una filtración recibida por @FbdnStories revela las turbias maniobras de la minera rusa Solway en Guatemala para hacerse de la explotación de níquel
Así corrompió todos los poderes del Estado
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Así corrompió todos los poderes del Estado
✒ @Jacobogg
🔗 bit.ly/3vH4S3s
🧵 1//15 ⤵
2. La filtración de miles de documentos aquí relatada pone al descubierto los "métodos sucios" de la minera Solway para desplazar a comunidades locales, sobornar y someter a autoridades, y amedrentar a quienes se oponen a la expansión de su mina
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3. El 27 de mayo de 2017 el periodista Carlos Choc, del municipio de El Estor, tomó una fotografía que le cambió la vida. Era la imagen del cuerpo sin vida del pescador Carlos Maaz.
Y entonces, la fuerza del Estado cayó sobre él
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Y entonces, la fuerza del Estado cayó sobre él
🔗bit.ly/3vH4S3s
