“Total” is under investigation in France

French prosecutors announced today, Saturday, the opening of an investigation on charges of unintended killing against the giant energy group “Total Energy”, against the backdrop of an attack that killed my death in Mozambique in 2021.

In October 2023, survivors and relatives of the attack, which occurred near the main gas field in northern Mozambique, filed a lawsuit against the group on charges of failing to protect the contractors with it.

Gunmen linked to the Islamic State killed dozens of people when they attacked the coastal town of Palma in Mozambique in March 2021; What led to the flight of thousands of people to the surrounding forest.

The attack in Cabo Delgado Province continued for days. Some victims were killed by beheading.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office at Nanterre Agency reported that the investigation of unintended murder and the failure to help a person began on Friday.

No comment has yet been issued by the giant energy group “Total Energy”.