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endnotes
143. Email between Comoditex, Falcon Navigation,
Delserve and Trafigura dated 10 August 2006
(rec# 9254 Yao Essaie Motto & Others v Trafigura
Limited and Trafigura Beheer BV in the High
Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Claim
No. HQ06X03370)
144. At 2:39 pm. Email between Comoditex, Falcon
Navigation, Delserve and Trafigura dated 10
August 2006 (rec# 9254 Yao Essaie Motto &
Others v Trafigura Limited and Trafigura Beheer
BV in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench
Division, Claim No. HQ06X03370)
145. Email between Trafigura, Comoditex, Delserve
and Falcon Navigation dated 15 Aug 2006 (rec#
9254 Yao Essaie Motto & Others v Trafigura
Limited and Trafigura Beheer BV in the High
Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Claim
No. HQ06X03370)
146. Email between Comoditex, Trafigura, Delserve
and Falcon Navigation dated 15 August 2006 at
6.20pm (rec# 9254 Yao Essaie Motto & Others v
Trafigura Limited and Trafigura Beheer BV in the
High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division,
Claim No. HQ06X03370)
147. From the Decision of the Court of Appeal in
Amsterdam, dated 20 June 2008 Parket number
13/846005-08 it becomes clear that a witness
has declared that Claude Dauphin was involved
in discussing the options for disposal of the
waste when the Probo Koala was in Nigeria.
148. Email between Trafigura employees dated 16
August 2006 (rec# 9254 Yao Essaie Motto &
Others v Trafigura Limited and Trafigura Beheer
BV in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench
Division, Claim No. HQ06X03370).
149. Interview with police officer J. vd Kamp on 21
March 2012 and police officer Y. de Boer on
26 April 2012 (both interviews conducted by
Greenpeace).
150. Amnesty International English translation of
verdict on Trafigura Beheer BV, LJN (National
Case Law Number): BN2149, District Court of
Amsterdam, 13/846003-06 (PROMIS), para
8.3.3.4:
151. Internal Trafigura memorandum dated 23 September
2006
152. Email from Trafigura to the Captain of the Probo
Koala dated 17 August 2006. Requisitoir, Broom
II, Meervoudige economische strafkamer, Rechtbank
Amsterdam submitted 21 June 2010, p37.
153. Witness statement of Isabelle N’Gbe, in the
High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division,
Claim No. HQ06X03370, HQ06X03393,
HQ07X00599, HQ07X01068, HQ07X01604,
HQ07X02192, 6 March 2008.
154. An internal Trafigura email dated 17 August
2006 states: “Further to our telecom, please
note that we would like to discharge approx 528
Cubic meters of Slops from the Probo Koala with
ETA Abidjan Aug 19 th early AM”. Email cited in
Requisitoir, Broom II, Meervoudige economische
strafkamer, Rechtbank Amsterdam submitted 21
June 2010, p37.
155. Internal Trafigura email dated 17 August 2006
states. Email cited in Requisitoir, Broom II,
Meervoudige economische strafkamer, Rechtbank
Amsterdam submitted 21 June 2010, p37.
156. An internal Trafigura email dated 17 August
2006. Email cited in Requisitoir, Broom II, Meervoudige
economische strafkamer, Rechtbank
Amsterdam submitted 21 June 2010, p37.
157. The National Commission of Enquiry refers to
Kablan as the “Assistant General Administrator”,
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district
of Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p15.
158. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p25.
159. Trafigura describe ITE as “an Ivorian company
which had frequently been appointed by WAIBS
to dispose of MARPOL slops and which had a
reputation for handling large amounts of slops
responsibly and reliably in Abijdan for over 10
years.” Trafigura Amended Defence 5 December
2008 (Yao Essaie Motto & Others v Trafigura Limited
and Trafigura Beheer BV in the High Court
of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No.
HQ06X03370), para 160.
160. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p25.
161. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p25.
162. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p26.
163. Trafigura Amended Defence 5 December 2008
(Yao Essaie Motto & Others v Trafigura Limited
and Trafigura Beheer BV in the High Court of
Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Claim No.
HQ06X03370, para 169. See also Republic of
Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission of Enquiry
on the toxic waste in the district of Abidjan, 15
November 2006, p26.
164. Trafigura’s due diligence obligations under national
law, and in relation to human rights impacts,
are discussed in Chapter 7.
165. Evidence gathered by Greenpeace Netherlands
from testimony of truck drivers. The Ivorian
National Commission of Enquiry earlier reported
that Compagnie Tommy had hired 12 trucks,
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p38.
166. Court of Appeal of Abidjan Ruling No. 42, Hearing
of 19 March 2008, p13.
167. Procès verbal d’interrogation de Yao Kouassi, 2
February 2007, N° du Parquet 6049/2006, N°
de l’instruction 38/2006, pp1-2
168. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p38.
169. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p39.
170. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p39.
171. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p39: “During his
interview, Mr Ouattara Moussa, Platform Scale
agent for Abidjan, stated that the security reasons
given for the closing of the dumpsite were
merely a pretext for avoiding the smells given off
by the dumped waste.”
172. The National Commission is unclear about the
number of truck that were unloaded after the
site was closed, mentioning three and later
five trucks. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National
Commission of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the
district of Abidjan, 15 November 2006, p40. According
to the drivers interviewed by Greenpeace
in 2010 the content of seven truckloads were
dumped at Akouédo. See Annex 1 for more
details.
173. 21 Mars 2007, N0 du Parquet 6049/2006,
No de l’instruction 38/2006, in which Meh Yao
states: “While the fifth truck was unloading, the
villagers stopped the process of unloading the
waste due to the intolerable smell.” (Amnesty
International translation)
174. Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, National Commission
of Enquiry on the toxic waste in the district of
Abidjan, 15 November 2006, pp47 and 48; Interviews
with drivers, conducted by Greenpeace,
May 2010.
175. Quote from driver 2 in written statement to
Greenpeace, 12 April 2010. (Driver is member of
the organization “Stop chauffeurs en danger”.)
176. Quote from driver 6, from written statement to
Greenpeace, 1 May 2010.
177. Quote from driver 3, in video interview with
Greenpeace, 3 May 2010.
178. Quote from driver 3, in video interview with
Greenpeace, 3 May 2010. (Driver is member of
the organization “Stop chauffeurs en danger”.)
179. Quote from driver 6, from written statement to
Greenpeace, 1 May 2010.
180. Quote from driver 1, from written statement
to Greenpeace, 16 March 2010. (Driver is
member of the organization “Stop chauffeurs en
danger”.)
181. The full letter, containing a detailed reaction
from Trafigura’s legal representative to the allegations
of bribery and intimidation, can be found
at www.novatv.nl/page/detail/nieuws/17569/
(accessed 23 March 2011). See also email
from Van Kempen Public Relations & Public
Affairs (Dutch PR company working for Trafigura)
on May 17, 13:27 to Greenpeace Netherlands:
“Onder verwijzing naar uw e-mail van 14 mei jl.
bijgaand de reactie van Trafigura. Uw beweringen
zijn volstrekt onjuist. Bovendien is uw belissing
om – wederom – de media in te schakelen om
Trafigura (en deze keer ook haar juridische adviseurs)
onrechtmatig zwart te maken, onverantwoordelijk,
verkeerd en bijzonder kwaadaardig.
Zoals u ongetwijfeld bekend is, hebben Trafigura
en Macfarlanes de journalisten rechtstreeks
beantwoord.”