Chevron's video sting operation against the Ecuadorian judge in the $27 billion environmental case against the oil giant is likely to blow up in its face.
While the Ecuadorian Justice Dept investigates Chevron's unfounded charges against the judge (the corporation's stooges couldn't get him to incriminate himself in spite of their strenuous efforts), the US Justice Dept should investigate Chevron for its dirty tricks.
Whatever dirt Chevron creates, the evidence in the trial shows that it is responsible for human and environmental rights abuses in Ecuador. This delaying tactic is typical of the scandalous manner in which Chevron has conducted itself during the legal proceedings, and indicative of just how nasty it can behave.
The question that begs here is what was the oil company’s involvement in the bribery scheme perpetrated by an Ecuadorian Chevron contractor and a US businessman?
And, most incriminating of all, instead of immediately giving the so-called evidence of corruption to the authorities, Chevron posted the videos on YouTube yesterday – months after they came into Chevron’s possession -- because the legal case was winding down after the court recently denied a Chevron attempt to conduct a study that would have added months to the trial process.
This new delay by Chevron is a cruel setback to the victims who have waited so many years for clean water with which to drink, cook and bathe.
