A former employee of the second largest coal exporting company in Colombia on Tuesday claimed that he had received death threats because he cooperated with the media and has publicly denounced the company’s Caribbean coal spill.
Anibal Perez said that he has received several death threats because he aided in the environmental investigation into the United States-based coal giant, Drummond. Caribbean
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Nevertheless, the activist said that “we are not going to shut up.” He added that although this is not the first time he has received threats for speaking out against Drummond (he even had to move his family out of Colombia for a time) he has not received an adequate amount of security.
Perez left Drummond reportedly due to a past work related illness.