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ExxonMobil Indonesia lawsuit heads for trial after 20 years

Villagers in Aceh say they were tortured by 'Exxon Army' hired by gas plant

AISYAH LLEWELLYN, Contributing writer
December 31, 2021 14:07 JST

MEDAN, Indonesia -- In court papers filed in the case of John Doe v. ExxonMobil Corporation, villagers recount in harrowing detail how they and their family members were caught and tortured in and around an ExxonMobil gas plant in Indonesia's Aceh Province.

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