“Indigenous and Afro-Caribbeans say Nicaragua coercing them on canal”, 12 Jan 2016
Leaders of Nicaragua’s indigenous and Afro-Caribbean communities say government officials are pressuring them to sign a document consenting to the proposed $50 billion Nicaragua Canal passing through their autonomous territory…“They said the government is pressuring them to sign papers and to give up the territory, and they don’t want to,” said [lawyer]…In 2013, Chinese telecom billionaire Wang Jing and his HKND Group holding company were granted a 50-year concession…to build and operate the canal…[T]he Monkey Point president and GTR-K member, described what he viewed as intimidation tactics that had occurred over the weekend…“[T]hey did not allow us to use a legal counselor…and during the three days, they just kept us enclosed, and today (January 10) they even brought policemen…” he said...
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