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The dissenting judge (in three parts of the judgment), Judge Edward Korman, stated that “[the] lawsuit [is] an insult to the post-apartheid, black-majority government of a free people”.
He goes on to say that a decision to hear these cases would “reflect[] the worst sort of ‘judicial imperialism’ … [and] send the message that the United States does not respect the ability of South African society to administer justice by implying that US courts are better placed to judge the pace and degree of South Africa’s national reconciliation”.
The US government has said the litigation would cause "significant tension between the United States and South Africa".
Citi is considering its legal alternatives in the case, said Donna Oosthuyse, the global banking giant's chief operating officer in South Africa.
She said the company had contributed more than R25m since 1999 in programmes focused on education, literacy and community development for historically disadvantaged South Africans.
She said the projects were not reparations, but part of a business model that Citi practices everywhere.
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Court suit in New York of South African victims claiming reparations from 23 foreign corporations charged with aiding and abetting the apartheid regime.
Updated on 2008-03-19
Created on 2007-11-09
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