Governments are failing to tackle international money laundering and tax fraud because police don’t have the tools to track down the owners of companies suspected of criminal activity, a new report by Transparency International claims.
The Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has ordered palm oil companies not to share information regarding the palm concessions they own.
The government claims that the UK is already effective in preventing British companies being used in money laundering and corruption, though evidence suggests this is not the case.
The claimants allege that toxic effluent discharge from the Nchanga Copper Mine has damaged land and waterways and caused health problems through the consumption of polluted water.