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sued ExxonMobil in U.S. court for Acheh killings |
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JOHN
DOE I, JOHN DOE II,
JOHN DOE III, JOHN DOE IV, JOHN DOE V,
JOHN DOE VI, JOHN DOE VII, JANE DOE I,
JANE DOE II, individually and as
Administratrix of her deceased husband's estate,
JANE DOE III, individually and as Administratrix
of her deceased husband's estate, and JANE DOE IV,
COMPLAINT FOR
individually and as Administratrix of her deceased
EQUITABLE RELIEF
husband's estate,
DAMAGES
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EXXON
MOBIL CORPORATION, JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
EXXON MOBIL OIL INDONESIA INC.,
MOBIL CORPORATION, MOBIL OIL
CORPORATION, and PT ARUN LNG CO.,
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, USA.
SUED,
dated: June 20, 2001
COMPLAINT
I. INTRODUCTION:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. Plaintiffs John
Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, John Doe IV, John Doe V,
John Doe VI, John Doe VII, Jane Doe I, Jane Doe II, Jane Doe
III, and Jane Doe IV, (hereafter referred to as APlaintiffs@
unless otherwise specified), on behalf of themselves and, with
respect to Jane Doe II, Jane Doe III, and Jane Doe IV, as
Administratrices of the estates of John Doe VIII, John Doe IX
and John Doe X, their deceased husbands, bring this Complaint
for equitable relief and for damages to remedy the injury to
their persons inflicted by members of the Indonesian military
hired to perform Asecurity@ services on behalf of Defendants
Exxon Mobil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Oil Indonesia Inc, Mobil
Corporation, and PT Arun LNG, Co. (hereafter collectively
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serious human rights abuses, including genocide, murder,
torture, crimes against humanity, sexual violence, and kidnapping..' |
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2.
THIS IS AN ACTION FOR declaratory judgment pursuant to the
Declaratory Judgments Act, 28 U.S.C. ' 2201, et seq.,
as well as for compensatory and punitive damages, and
injunctive relief. The claims in this action arise from
Defendants' conduct in connection with the operation of
their natural gas extraction and processing facilities in
Acheh province, Indonesia. Plaintiffs have been subjected to
serious human rights abuses, including genocide, murder,
torture, crimes against humanity, sexual violence, and kidnapping in violation of the Alien Tort Claims Act (AATCA@),
28 U.S.C. '1350, the Torture Victims Protection Act (ATVPA@),
28 U.S.C. '1350 (note), international human rights law, and
the statutory and common tort law of the District of
Columbia.
3. Plaintiffs do
not have access to an independent or functioning legal
system within Indonesia to raise their complaints. Further,
if they complain to the military authorities, they would
face certain retribution and punishment from these
authorities. Plaintiffs have pursued the claims set forth
herein within a reasonable time of learning of the prospect
for bringing an action in the United States courts.
II. JURISDICTION
AND VENUE
4. This Court has
jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. '1331, the ATCA and the
TVPA, 28 U.S.C. '1350, for the alleged violations of
international human rights law. Supplemental jurisdiction
exists over the state law causes of action pursuant to 28
U.S.C. ' 1367. Personal jurisdiction over defendants is
based on D.C. Statutes ' 13-423.
5. Venue properly
lies in this Judicial District pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
'1391(b) and (c).
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III. PARTIES
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Plaintiffs
6. Plaintiff John
Doe I is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village E. He is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. He brings this action for equitable relief and for
damages on behalf of himself to remedy the injuries to his
person caused by the wrongful conduct of Defendants, their
joint venture partners, and/or their agents, as described
more fully herein, and to prevent future harm from
occurring. He fears for his life and the lives of his fellow
villagers if he were to disclose his identity and the
identity of his village, but will nevertheless provide such
disclosures in accordance with the terms of a
confidentiality agreement mutually agreed upon by the
parties.
7. Plaintiff John
Doe II is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village F. He is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. He brings this action for equitable relief and for
damages on behalf of himself to remedy the injuries to his
person caused by the wrongful conduct of Defendants, their
joint venture partners, and/or their agents, as described
more fully herein, and to prevent future harm from
occurring. He fears for his life and the lives of his fellow
villagers if he were to disclose his identity and the
identity of his village, but will nevertheless provide such
disclosures in accordance with the terms of an appropriate
confidentiality agreement or order.
8. Plaintiff John
Doe III is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village G. He is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. He brings this action for equitable relief and for
damages on behalf of himself to remedy the injuries to his
person caused by the wrongful conduct of Defendants, their
joint venture partners, and/or their agents, as described
more fully herein, and to prevent future harm from
occurring. He fears for his life and the lives of his fellow
villagers if he were to disclose his identity and the
identity of his village, but will nevertheless provide such
disclosures in accordance with the terms of an appropriate
confidentiality agreement or order.
9. Plaintiff John
Doe IV is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village H. He is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. He brings this action for equitable relief and for
damages on behalf of himself to remedy the injuries to his
person caused by the wrongful conduct of Defendants, their
joint venture partners, and/or their agents, as described
more fully herein, and to prevent future harm from
occurring. He fears for his life and the lives of his fellow
villagers if he were to disclose his identity and the
identity of his village, but will nevertheless provide such
disclosures in accordance with the terms of an appropriate
confidentiality agreement or order.
10. Plaintiff John
Doe V is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village I. He is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. He brings this action for equitable relief and for
damages on behalf of himself to remedy the injuries to his
person caused by the wrongful conduct of Defendants, their
joint venture partners, and/or their agents, as described
more fully herein, and to prevent future harm from
occurring. He fears for his life and the lives of his fellow
villagers if he were to disclose his identity and the
identity of his village, but will nevertheless provide such
disclosures in accordance with the terms of an appropriate
confidentiality agreement or order.
11. Plaintiff John
Doe VI is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village J. He is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. He brings this action for equitable relief and for
damages on behalf of himself to remedy the injuries to his
person caused by the wrongful conduct of Defendants, their
joint venture partners, and/or their agents, as described
more fully herein, and to prevent future harm from
occurring. He fears for his life and the lives of his fellow
villagers if he were to disclose his identity and the
identity of his village, but will nevertheless provide such
disclosures in accordance with the terms of an appropriate
confidentiality agreement or order.
12. Plaintiff John
Doe VII is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village K. He is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. He brings this action for equitable relief and for
damages on behalf of himself to remedy the injuries to his
person caused by the wrongful conduct of Defendants, their
joint venture partners, and/or their agents, as described
more fully herein, and to prevent future harm from
occurring. He fears for his life and the lives of his fellow
villagers if he were to disclose his identity and the
identity of his village, but will nevertheless provide such
disclosures in accordance with the terms of an appropriate
confidentiality agreement or order.
13. Plaintiff Jane
Doe I is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village A. She is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. She brings this action on behalf of herself to remedy
the injuries to her person caused by the wrongful conduct of
Defendants and Defendants' joint venture partners and/or
their agents, and to prevent future harm from occurring, as
more fully set forth herein. She fears for her life and the
lives of her fellow villagers if she were to disclose her
identity and the identity of her village, but will
nevertheless provide such disclosures in accordance with the
terms of an appropriate confidentiality agreement or order.
14. Plaintiff Jane
Doe II is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village B. She is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. Her husband, John Doe VIII, was murdered by the
wrongful acts of Defendants, their joint venture partners,
and/or their agents as described more fully herein. She
serves as the Administratrix of her deceased husband's
estate. She brings this action for equitable relief and for
damages on behalf of herself, and as Administratrix of her
deceased husband's estate, to remedy injuries caused by the
wrongful conduct of Defendants, and to prevent future harm
from occurring, as more fully set forth herein. She fears
for her life and the lives of her fellow villagers if she
were to disclose her identity and the identity of her
village, but will nevertheless provide such disclosures in
accordance with the terms of an appropriate confidentiality
agreement or order.
15. Plaintiff Jane
Doe III is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village C. She is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. Her husband, John Doe IX, was Adisappeared@ by
security forces employed by Defendants, and, based on
information and belief, is presumed to have been murdered by
the wrongful conduct of Defendants, their joint venture
partners, and/or their agents as described more fully
herein. She brings this action for equitable relief and for
damages on behalf of herself, and as Administratrix of her
deceased husband's estate, to remedy injuries caused by the
wrongful conduct of Defendants, as more fully set forth
herein, and to prevent future harm from occurring. She fears
for her life and the lives of her fellow villagers if she
were to disclose her identity and the identity of her
village, but will nevertheless provide such disclosures in
accordance with the terms of an appropriate confidentiality
agreement or order.
16. Plaintiff Jane
Doe IV is a citizen of Acheh Province, Indonesia and resides
in Village D. She is an Aalien@ within the meaning of the
ATCA. Her husband, John Doe X, was murdered by the wrongful
acts of Defendants, their joint venture partners, and/or
their agents as described more fully herein. She brings this
action for equitable relief and for damages on behalf of
herself, and as Administratrix of her deceased husband's
estate, to remedy injuries caused by the wrongful conduct of
Defendants, as more fully set forth herein, and to prevent
future harm from occurring. She fears for her life and the
lives of her fellow villagers if she were to disclose her
identity and the identity of her village, but will
nevertheless provide such disclosures in accordance with the
terms of an appropriate confidentiality agreement or order.
Defendants
The Exxon Mobil
Corporation
17. Defendant Exxon
Mobil Corporation (AExxon Mobil@) is a New Jersey
corporation doing business and authorized to do business in
the District of Columbia. Exxon Mobil maintains numerous
places of business within the District of Columbia,
including a major office at 2001 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Exxon Mobil was created on November 30, 1999 though the
merger of Exxon Corporation and Mobil Corporation, and is
the successor in interest to all assets previously owned by
the merged entities, as well as all liabilities. As a result
of the merger, Mobil Corporation merged into Exxon
Corporation, which then changed its name to Exxon Mobil.
Also as a result of the merger, Mobil Corporation became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Exxon Mobil. Having reported
approximately $210 billion in revenue for the year 2000,
Exxon Mobil is now listed as the largest publicly held
American corporation by the magazine Fortune. In
calendar year 2000, Exxon Mobil reported the world's largest
corporate profits, and again reported record first quarter
profits for calender year 2001 of approximately $5.05
billion, excluding the effects of the November 30, 1999
merger.
18. Exxon Mobil has
several divisions and hundreds of affiliates, some of which
are Defendants named herein. Divisions and affiliated
companies of Exxon Mobil operate or market products in the
United States and about 200 other countries and territories.
Their principal business is energy, involving exploration
for, and production of, crude oil and natural gas,
manufacturing of petroleum products and transportation and
sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products.
19. Exxon Mobil
also is a major manufacturer and marketer of basic
petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene
and polypropylene plastics and a wide variety of specialty
products.
20. Exxon Mobil is
also engaged in exploration for, and mining and sale of
coal, copper and other minerals. It also has interests in
electric power generation facilities. Its affiliates also
conduct extensive research programs in support of these
businesses.
21. Defendant Exxon
Mobil is directly, and indirectly through various
wholly-owned subsidiaries and divisions, engaged in the
marketing and distribution of petroleum products throughout
the District of Columbia. Among its activities within the
District of Columbia, Exxon Mobil sells marine and
automotive fuel products to venders, including service
station dealers; conducts business with and through various
product and retail service distributors; solicits and
advertises its own credit and debit cards; and regularly
contracts with the Washington Post and other publications
for the publication of opinion editorials promoting its
business interests. In addition, from its place of business
at 2001 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Exxon Mobil engages in
activities to further its business interests through
interactions with Members of Congress and the Executive
Branch, and various regulatory agencies of the U.S.
Government. Exxon Mobil also employs numerous employees and
contractors within the District of Columbia to perform
lobbying, public relations, advertising, and other business
promotion activities. Furthermore, Exxon Mobil has numerous
shareholders, including institutional investors, who reside
in the District of Columbia.
22. Defendant Mobil
Corporation (AMobil@) is a Delaware corporation that, since
the completion of its merger with the Exxon Corporation on
November 30, 1999, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Defendant
Exxon Mobil.
23. Mobil was
originally incorporated in Delaware in 1976, and conducted
its business primarily through its wholly owned
subsidiaries, including Defendant Mobil Oil Corporation (AMobil
Oil@), a New York Corporation.
24. As a
wholly-owned subsidiary and/or affiliate company of
Defendant Exxon Mobil, Defendant Mobil Oil is doing business
and is authorized to do business in the District of
Columbia, both on its own behalf and through its position as
a wholly-owned subsidiary and/or affiliate company of
Defendant Exxon Mobil. Upon information and belief,
Defendant Mobil Oil is engaged in the marketing and
distribution of petroleum products throughout the District
of Columbia, and, among its activities, sells automotive
gasoline and other products to service station dealers as
well as leasing service stations to dealers under retail
service-station leases and sales agreements using the
trademarked name AMobil.@
25. Mobil Oil
Indonesia Inc. (AMOI@) is or was a Delaware Corporation
that, on information and belief, originally was incorporated
by Defendant Mobil Oil or another of Defendant Mobil's
wholly-owned subsidiaries for the purpose of exploring,
exploiting and developing oil and natural gas located in
Indonesia, including the Arun area of that country's Acheh
Province, located in Northern Sumatra. On information and
belief, as of November 30, 1999, Defendant Exxon Mobil
became the parent of MOI, and MOI was reconstituted as a
Delaware corporation under the name Exxon Mobil Oil
Indonesia, Inc. (AEMOI@), which is named as a Defendant
herein.
26. Hereafter,
unless otherwise specified, Defendants Exxon Mobil, Mobil,
Mobil Oil and EMOI shall collectively be referred to as the
AExxon Mobil Defendants.@ Additionally, unless otherwise
specified, Defendants Mobil and Mobil Oil, together with MOI,
shall collectively be referred to herein as the AMobil
Companies.@
27. Upon
information and belief, Defendant Exxon Mobil and its
predecessors in interest, for the purpose of attempting to
shield themselves from liability or responsibility from
wrongful acts committed in furtherance of their natural gas
activities in Indonesia's Acheh Province, created, or caused
to have created, several wholly-owned subsidiaries,
divisions and/or affiliated companies. These entities
include, but are not limited to Mobil Oil Exploration &
Producing Southeast, Inc. and Mobil Exploration Indonesia
Inc., and are referred to herein as the AOther EXMOBCOs.@
28. Defendant Exxon
Mobil is fully liable for its own acts and the acts of any
subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions or other entities
directly or indirectly under its ownership and control,
including Defendants Mobil, Mobil Oil and EMOI, as well as
the Other EXMOBCOs. Any such subsidiaries, affiliates,
divisions or other entities are alter egos of Defendant
Exxon Mobil, or, alternatively, are in an agency
relationship with it. Exxon Mobil is vicariously liable
under the doctrine of respondeat superior for the
acts or omissions of any subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions
or other entities under its ownership and control.
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'Various
fact-finding teams that traveled to Acheh unearthed a host of
egregious human rights abuses against Achenese civilians,
and several mass graves containing Achenese victims were
discovered.'
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PT Arun
29. Defendant PT
Arun LNG, Co. (APT Arun@) is a joint venture company that is
owned 55% by Indonesia's state owned oil and gas company,
Pertamina, 35% by Exxon Mobil, and 10% by a Japanese company
named Japan Indonesia LNG Company, Limited. On information
and belief, PT Arun originally was created in or about 1976,
and produces liquefied natural gas at a facility located in
Indonesia's Arun area, which is located in the Acheh
Province, Northern Sumatra. Defendant Exxon Mobil exercises
ownership and significant control over PT Arun by virtue of
its 35 % ownership, as well as its ongoing and exclusive
contracts to supply PT Arun with 100% of the natural gas it
liquefies and sells.
30. PT Arun was
originally created for the purpose of processing the natural
gas owned and produced by Defendant Mobil Oil, and/or one or
more of its wholly owned subsidiaries that was under its
direct control and supervision, including MOI. As of
November 30, 1999, Defendant Exxon Mobil succeeded to the
interests of the Mobil Companies and, accordingly, now
serves as the agent of Defendant PT Arun in the United
States. Among other services Exxon Mobil performs as an
agent for Defendant PT Arun, Exxon Mobil promotes the joint
business interests in Indonesia through interactions with
Members of Congress and the Executive Branch, and various
regulatory agencies of the U.S. Government. Based on
information and belief, Exxon Mobil, and its predecessors in
interest, also served as the agent of PT Arun in Washington
D.C. to attempt to secure funding, risk insurance, and
security for the PT Arun joint venture, approaching, among
others, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the
Export-Import Bank. Most recently, Exxon Mobil has worked to
ensure that the U.S. government would not intervene in any
way in Acheh that might damage or devalue the joint business
interests of Exxon Mobil and PT Arun.
IV. BACKGROUND
The LNG Project
in Arun, Indonesia
31. Defendant Mobil
Oil or its predecessors in interest commenced business
operations in Indonesia more than one hundred years ago. In
or about 1971, Defendant Mobil Oil, working with Pertamina,
discovered a large natural gas field in and around Arun,
which is located in Indonesia's Acheh Province, Northern
Sumatra.
32. Upon
discovering the natural gas field in the Arun area, Mobil
Oil contracted with the Indonesian government, which at that
time was controlled by the brutal military regime headed by
General Suharto, to obtain exclusive rights to explore for
and produce natural gas in the Arun area in exchange for
providing the Suharto family with Ablank shares@ in MOI, as
well as other forms of direct and indirect payment.
33. Thereafter,
Mobil Oil or one or more of its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
affiliates or divisions, developed natural gas facilities to
extract the natural gas, and Defendant PT Arun developed a
natural gas liquefication facility to process it for
shipment. Now, since the November 30, 1999 merger, Exxon
Mobil, either directly or indirectly through its corporate
subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions, including the Mobil
Companies and/or the Other EXMOBCOs, owns and operates the
extraction facilities, and, succeeded to the Mobil
Companies' 35% share in Defendant PT Arun, which continues
to own and operate the natural gas liquefication processing
facility.
34. Collectively,
the Exxon Mobil Defendants' extraction facilities and
Defendant PT Arun's liquification processing facilities will
be referred to as Athe Arun Project.@
35. Since its
development, the Arun Project has been one of the largest
and most profitable natural gas projects in the world, and
has helped catapult Indonesia as one of the world's largest
natural gas producers and exporters.
Acheh Province
36. Acheh is a
relatively small province located in Northern Sumatra,
Indonesia. It has a population of approximately four million
people. Although it is largely undeveloped, it has extensive
oil and natural gas deposits, as well as timber and
minerals, and is responsible for a substantial amount of
Indonesia's exports.
37. For many years,
certain factions in Acheh have sought to obtain Acheh's
independence from Indonesia to allow the ethnic Achenese to
be free from the historical oppression by the Government of
Indonesia. Recent reports have estimated that a separatist
movement consisting of approximately 2,000 individuals is
engaged in an effort to obtain Acheh's secession from
Indonesia, and that the Indonesian military has placed more
than 30,000 troops from other parts of the 13,000 island
nation to squelch their movement.
38. In or about
1989 and ending in or about August, 1998, the Indonesian
government, then under the rule of General Suharto,
designated Acheh as a Amilitary operational area@ also known
by the Indonesian acronym ADOM,@ and directed the Indonesian
military to occupy the province. During the nine year DOM
period, the Indonesian military slaughtered, tortured,
maimed, raped, and Adisappeared@ thousands of Achenese
civilian villagers who were not in any way connected to the
separatist movement. The DOM ended only when General
Suharto's
dictatorship was ousted in mid-1998. During the months
following General Suharto's removal, a national human rights
commission investigated the Indonesian military's operations
and activities in Acheh during the DOM period. Various
fact-finding teams that traveled to Acheh unearthed a host of
egregious human rights abuses against Achenese civilians,
and several mass graves containing Achenese victims were
discovered.
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'Mobil Companies provided logistical and material support
to the Indonesian troops throughout the DOM period,
including the provision of heavy
equipment such as excavators so that the Indonesian
military could dig mass graves to bury their Achenese
victims..,' 'Defendants have also purchased military equipment for the
security forces and have paid mercenaries to provide advice,
training, intelligence and equipment to the TNI military in
the Project area.' 'The Indonesian military
security forces have used funds from Defendants to support
military operations designed to crush any dissent within
Acheh, and to increase the capacity of the military to engage
in repressive tactics against Achenese separatists.
Defendants, therefore, directly supported and continue to
support the military reign of terror in Acheh.'
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The Defendants:
Complicity in the Acheh Atrocities
39. Because of the
extreme unpopularity of the Suharto regime, and the public
knowledge that the Mobil Defendants had provided shares in
Defendant MOI to General Suharto's government and/or family,
security was an essential element of the Arun Project. The
extraction and liquefication activities could not have been
performed without a heavy military presence by the
Indonesian military because of the involvement with and
identification with the project by the Suharto regime.
Accordingly, the Suharto regime agreed with the Mobil
Companies as part of the above-described MOI stock
transaction to dedicate one or more military units of the
national army, known as the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (ATNI@),
to provide Asecurity@ for the Arun Project. At least one
unit of the TNI, No. 113, was assigned for the sole and
specific purpose of providing such Asecurity@ for the Arun
Project. The Mobil Companies and/or Defendant PT Arun
thereafter employed Unit 113, as well as other units of the
TNI, and paid the Indonesian military a regular monthly or
annual fee for such services.
40. At all times
relevant herein, from the inception of the Arun Project to
the present, Defendants and their predecessors in interest
have had the ability to control and direct, and have indeed
controlled and directed, the activities of the TNI units
assigned to protect Defendants' interests in the Arun
Project. Such control and direction includes conditioning
payment on the provision of specific security services,
making decisions about where to place bases, strategic
mission planning, and making decisions about specific
deployment areas.
41. The Mobil
Companies and Defendant PT Arun were no strangers to the
atrocities committed by the Indonesian military during the
DOM period in Acheh. At the inception of the Arun Project,
the Mobil Companies were specifically aware of the Suharto
regime's extreme brutality and the public record of TNI's
extreme brutality, particularly with respect to ethnic
minorities within Indonesia. This knowledge was repeatedly
confirmed by ongoing, specific, and publicly reported acts
of terror and violence by the TNI, including those assigned
specifically to provide Asecurity@ for the Arun Project. By
November 30, 1999, when Defendant Exxon Mobil became the
parent company of the Mobil Companies following the merger
of Exxon Corporation with Mobil, there was a clear public
record of pervasive and systematic human rights violations
perpetrated upon the innocent noncombatant villagers of Acheh
by the TNI troops specifically hired to provide Asecurity@
for the Arun Project and that had received direct support
from the Mobil Companies and Defendant PT Arun. For example,
the Mobil Companies provided logistical and material support
to the Indonesian troops throughout the DOM period,
including:
- the construction and/or
provision of buildings and supplies for two military
barracks located on or next to the Mobil Companies'
natural gas extraction facilities and Defendant PT
Arun's
liquefication plant, commonly referred to as APost
13" and ARancong Camp,@ respectively, and which
were used by Indonesian AKopassus@ (special forces)
units to interrogate, torture and murder Achenese
civilians suspected of engaging in separatist
activities;
- the provision of heavy
equipment such as excavators so that the Indonesian
military could dig mass graves to bury their Achenese
victims; and
- the use of roads
constructed by the Mobil Companies and/or their
contractors to transport the military's Achenese victims
to mass graves located near the Mobil Companies' extraction operations and Defendant PT
Arun's adjoining
liquefication facilities.
Thus, acting upon
the ethnic tensions between the Acheh people and the
Indonesian government, the Indonesian military used the
pretense of providing Asecurity@ for the Arun Project to
practice genocide on the people of Acheh, and in furtherance
of this program, the troops specifically assigned to protect
the Arun Project used the facilities at Rancong Camp and
Post 13 to round up, torture and slaughter thousands of
ethnic Achenese people.
42. The Mobil
Companies and Defendant PT Arun knew or should have known
that their logistical and material support was being used to
effectuate the Indonesian military's commission of the human
rights atrocities outlined above. Even if the Mobil
Companies and Defendant PT Arun were unaware of these
atrocities at the time they were committed, they
nevertheless learned of them after the fact, yet thereafter
continued to use the same troops for Asecurity,@ and even
demanded an increase in the number of troops protecting the
Arun Project, thereby acknowledging and ratifying the
Indonesian military's conduct.
43. Throughout the
DOM period, the Mobil Companies and Defendant PT Arun
maintained continuous operations at the Arun Project and
profited handsomely therefrom, having made billions of
dollars in profits.
44. Since the
collapse of the Suharto regime in 1998, there has been
continuous violence in Acheh of the same character as
outlined above. While continuing to serve as Defendants'
Asecurity@ service, the TNI continues to act without
restraint, and continues to practice ethnic genocide. As in
other Indonesian provinces, including East Timor and
Kalimantan, with knowledge and acquiescence of Defendants,
the TNI in Acheh escalated the genocide of the people of Acheh
following the fall of the Suharto regime. The ongoing
slaughter in Acheh is widely acknowledged internationally,
and numerous human rights groups and governmental agencies
have documented the international human rights violations.
Numerous human rights groups, including several based in
Acheh with current information on the genocide of the people
of Acheh, specifically requested that the Mobil Companies and
now, since November 30, 1999, Defendant Exxon Mobil, cease
its operations in Acheh until it could make arrangements to
operate without using the murderous TNI for security. These
requests were refused, and Defendant Exxon Mobil has instead
demanded that the Indonesian military security forces increase
the number of troops and take all necessary steps to
guarantee the security of the Arun Project, without regard
for, and with full knowledge of, the human rights impact on
the Achenese people who live near the Arun Project.
Moreover, the Mobil Companies and, since November 30, 1999,
Defendant Exxon Mobil, have continued to pay for the TNI's
Asecurity services@ knowing and expecting that the military
units specifically assigned to provide them with such
services would continue to take any and all actions,
including extreme violence of the character and nature
described above, in order to ensure that the Arun Project
would continue operating without interruption.
45. On or about
March 9, 2001, after continuously operating during years of
genocide, murder, torture, rape, kidnaping, unlawful
detainment, and other human rights violations inflicted upon
the people of Acheh by the Exxon Mobil Asecurity@ forces,
Defendant Exxon Mobil shut down most of the Arun Project
because the TNI could no longer Aguarantee@ the security of
the physical facilities of the Arun Project and the Project
employees.
46. Defendants took
no action or took insufficient action to ensure that human
rights violations would not be perpetrated by its TNI
security forces using Arun Project support and facilities.
As outlined above, Defendants have instead directly
supported these human rights abuses by supporting the
military security forces in an effort to protect Defendants'
interest in the Project. Defendants, in furtherance of the
Arun Project, provided direct payments and supplies to the
TNI security forces assigned to protect the Project.
Defendants have also purchased military equipment for the
security forces and have paid mercenaries to provide advice,
training, intelligence and equipment to the TNI military in
the Project area.
47. Defendants'
support of the Indonesian military has also extended beyond
the Arun Project area, and includes general support for the
TNI to ensure that Defendants' business arrangement with the
Indonesian government in Acheh is not nullified by the
creation of an independent state for the people of Acheh as
the result of a democratic uprising. Defendants' support for
the security forces and the Indonesian government is
designed to keep the Indonesian Government in power during
the life of the Arun Project. The Indonesian military
security forces have used funds from Defendants to support
military operations designed to crush any dissent within
Acheh, and to increase the capacity of the military to engage
in repressive tactics against Achenese separatists.
Defendants, therefore, directly supported and continue to
support the military's reign of terror in Acheh.
V. INJURIES
AND HARM SUFFERED BY THE PLAINTIFFS
48. Plaintiff John
Doe I resides in Village E, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In January, 2001, while riding his bicycle
cart to the local market to sell his vegetables, he was
accosted by soldiers who were assigned to Exxon Mobil's TNI
Unit 113. The solders shot him in the wrist, threw a hand
grenade at him and then left him for dead. Plaintiff
suffered severe injuries as a result of this attack,
including the loss of his right hand and left eye and
several severe wounds to his body. This unprovoked attack
was in furtherance of the TNI's policy of genocide towards
the people of Acheh, and constituted torture for which
Defendants remain liable.
49. Plaintiff John
Doe II resides in Village F, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In or about August, 2000, while riding on his
motorbike, he was stopped on the road by soldiers assigned
to Exxon Mobil's TNI Unit 113. The soldiers put his
motorbike in their truck and then beat him severely on his
head and body. The soldiers then tied his hands behind his
back, put a blindfold on him, and threw him in their truck
and took him to what he later learned was Rancong Camp. The
soldiers detained and tortured him there for a period of
three months, all the while keeping him blindfolded.
Plaintiff John Doe II sustained severe injuries as a result
of the beatings inflicted by the soldiers, who also tortured
him using electricity all over his body, included his
genitals. After approximately three months, the soldiers
took off his blindfold, took him outside the building where
he had been detained and showed him a large pit where there
was a large pile of human heads. The soldiers threatened to
kill him and add his head to the pile. Plaintiff John Doe II
eventually was released and he went back to his home.
Shortly thereafter, the soldiers came to his house.
Plaintiff John Doe II escaped from the soldiers, but the
soldiers burned down his house. Defendants are liable for
the acts described herein.
50. Plaintiff John
Doe III resides in village G, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In or about July, 2000 he was riding his
motorbike to visit a refugee camp that is located near
APoint A@ of the Exxon Mobil LNG complex. The refugee camp
houses people who have been displaced by the destruction of
their homes by the Exxon Mobil security forces. As he
approached the camp, soldiers from Exxon Mobil's TNI Unit
113 shot him in three places on his leg. He fell down and
lost consciousness. The soldiers took him to a police or
military camp and tortured him for several hours while he
continued to bleed from the gunshot wounds. The soldiers
broke his kneecap, smashed his skull, and burned him with
cigarettes. The soldiers then took him to the police
headquarters in North Acheh, and the police took him to the
hospital for treatment. When his wounds were treated, he was
returned to the TNI Unit 113 soldiers. The soldiers kept him
in custody for approximately one month and tortured him
regularly. After one month, Plaintiff John Doe III was
released, but only after a local human rights organization
bribed government officials to secure his release.
Defendants are liable for the acts described herein.
51. Plaintiff John
Doe IV resides in Village H, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In or about July, 2000, while he was traveling
to a nearby village, he was accosted by soldiers assigned to
Exxon Mobil's TNI Unit 113. The soldiers beat him and then
handcuffed him and blindfolded him. They took him to Post 13
where they continued to torture him by beating him and
threatening to kill him. The soldiers accused him of being
part of GAM, an Achenese separatist movement. Plaintiff John
Doe IV told the soldiers that he is not a member of GAM. The
soldiers nevertheless threw him to the ground and, using a
soldier's knife, carved the letters AGAM@ into his back. The
soldiers kept Plaintiff John Doe IV in custody for several
weeks, regularly torturing him and severely injuring him. He
was eventually released after a local human rights
organization bribed the soldiers to secure his release.
Defendants are liable for the acts described herein.
52. Plaintiff John
Doe V resides in Village I, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In or about August, 1990, he was taken from
his home by soldiers assigned to Exxon Mobil's TNI Unit 113,
who took him to a building located inside the Exxon Mobil
compound. He was interrogated and tortured there for several
days. The soldiers burned him with cigarettes, beat him
severely, and shocked him with electricity. As a result,
Plaintiff John Doe V sustained severe injuries to his head
and body. Plaintiff John Doe V eventually was released, but
in or about December, 2000, TNI Unit 113 soldiers came to
his house and burned it down. At that time, the soldiers
also physically beat his son and broke his son's leg.
Defendants are liable for the acts described herein.
53. Plaintiff John
Doe VI resides in Village J near the Project Arun area. In
or about November, 2000, he was accosted by soldiers
assigned to Exxon Mobil's TNI Unit 113, who took him into
custody and accused him of being a member of GAM. Plaintiff
John Doe VI told the soldiers that he is not a member of
GAM. The soldiers nevertheless took him to their camp and
tortured him for several hours. Among other things, they
beat him all over his body with large blocks of wood. After
he was tortured, the soldiers took him back to his village
and ordered him to identify all villagers who were members
of GAM. Plaintiff John Doe told the soldiers that he did not
know who was a GAM member and repeated that he was not a GAM
member. The soldiers then beat him again and shot him in the
leg. They took him to a hospital for treatment, where he
stayed for approximately one week. When he was ready to be
released from the hospital, the soldiers took him to the
police headquarters in North Acheh. He was kept in custody
and tortured for four months, causing him to suffer
additional severe injuries. At that point, the leader of his
village took up a collection from the villagers and raised
enough money to bribe the police into securing his release.
Defendants are liable for the acts described herein.
54. Plaintiff John
Doe VII resides in village K, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In or about January, 2001, he was accosted by
soldiers assigned to Exxon Mobil's TNI Unit 113. The
soldiers kicked John Doe VII and took him to an office
inside the Exxon Mobil compound. There, they beat him with
the butt of a gun and a hammer, causing him to suffer severe
injuries. The next day, the soldiers released him.
Defendants are liable for the acts described herein.
55. Plaintiff Jane
Doe I resides in Village A, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In March, 2001, when Plaintiff Jane Doe I was
pregnant, an Indonesian soldier assigned to Defendant Exxon
Mobil's TNI Unit 113 forced his way into Jane Doe I's house
wielding a rifle. He threatened to kill her and her unborn
child with his gun. The soldier then beat and sexually
assaulted Plaintiff Jane Doe I.
56. Plaintiff Jane
Doe II resides in Village B, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In or about December, 2000, while her husband,
John Doe VIII, was working in his rice field, Indonesian
soldiers assigned to Exxon Mobil's TNI Unit 113, came to
Village B and burned several homes and stores. The soldiers
also opened fire on the field where Jane Doe II's husband
was working and killed him. His murder was an unprovoked but
intentional act of genocide and murder.
57. Plaintiff Jane
Doe III resides in Village C, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In September, 2000, Indonesian soldiers
assigned to Exxon Mobil's TNI Unit 113 kidnaped Plaintiff
Jane Doe III's husband, John Doe IX, at gunpoint. He has not
been found since he was taken away by the soldiers and
Plaintiffs allege that he has been killed by Exxon Mobil TNI
Unit 113 and to have become yet another of the soldier's
victims who have been Adisappeared.@ His apparent murder was
an unprovoked but intentional act of genocide and murder for
which Defendants remain liable.
58. Plaintiff Jane
Doe IV resides in Village D, which is located near the Arun
Project area. In December, 2000, soldiers assigned to Exxon
Mobil's TNI Unit 113, without provocation, shot and killed
her husband, John Doe X, while he was working in the field
near their home. His murder was an unprovoked but
intentional act of genocide and murder for which Defendants
remain liable.
VI. DEFENDANTS'
VIOLATIONS OF LAW
59. Defendants'
actions violate, and Plaintiffs' causes of action arise
from, the following laws, agreements, conventions,
resolutions and treaties, which constitute specific examples
of the applicable law of nations or customary international
law:
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Alien
Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. ' 1350; |
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Torture
Victim Protection Act, 28 U.S.C. ' 1350; |
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Common
law of the United States of America; |
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United
Nations Charter, 59 Stat. 1031, 3 Bevans 1153 (1945); |
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Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, G.A. Res. 217A(iii), U.N.
Doc. A/810 (1948); |
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International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, G.A. Res.
2220A(xxi), 21 U.N. Doc., GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 52,
U.N. Doc. A/6316 (1966); |
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Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, G.A. res. 39/46, 39 U.N.
Doc., GAOR Supp. (No. 51) at 197, U.N. Doc. A/39/51
(1984)(ratified 10/28/98); |
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Declaration
on the Protection of All Persons From Being Subjected
to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, G.A. Res. 3452, 30 U.N. Doc.,
GAOR Supp. (No. 34) at 91, U.N. Doc. A/10034 (1976); |
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Declaration
for the Elimination of Violence against Women (UN
General Assembly Resolution); |
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Vienna
Declaration and Programme of Action (World Conference
on Human Rights, 1993); |
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Fourth
World Conference on Women Platform for Action
(Beijing, 1994); |
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Convention
for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
(ratified 9/13/84) and Recommendation 19 of the
Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination
Against Women; and |
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Statutes
and common law of the District of Columbia, including
but not limited to wrongful death, theft by coercion,
assault and battery, false imprisonment, kidnaping,
negligence, recklessness, intentional infliction of
emotional distress, negligent infliction of emotional
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VII. DEFENDANTS'
JOINT VENTURE LIABILITY
60. Defendant Exxon
Mobil is a joint venture partner with the Indonesian
Government with respect to the Arun Project. The joint
venture includes the Indonesian Government's contract
granting exploration and production rights to Defendant
Exxon Mobil, and/or its predecessors in interest, in
exchange for the payment of royalties and other
consideration. Also pursuant to this joint venture, the
Indonesian Government furnishes TNI troops to provide
security to the Exxon Mobil Defendants and their
predecessors in interest. As co-venturers with the
Government of Indonesia, its state owned oil and gas
company, Pertamina, and Defendant PT Arun, the Exxon Mobil
Defendants are jointly and severally liable for all of the
tortious actions committed by the TNI military security
forces in connection with and in furtherance of the Arun
Project as described in this Complaint and delineated
specifically herein. In committing these tortious actions,
based on information and belief, the TNI security forces
were acting as a joint venture partner with Defendants, and
were acting within the course and scope of the joint venture
with the advance knowledge, acquiescence or subsequent
ratification of Defendants. The TNI security forces
contractually provided by the Government of Indonesia to
Defendants, as part of the understanding with its joint
venture partners, were acting in furtherance of the Arun
Project to protect the investment made by the joint
venturers.
61. Defendants, as
part of their contractual arrangements with the Government
of Indonesia and/or Pertamina, pay a monthly or annual fee
for security services provided by specific units of the TNI.
The special military units that provide security for the
Arun Project are therefore agents of Defendants. The
military security forces, acting as agents of Defendants,
have committed the tortious actions described in this
Complaint and in connection with and in furtherance of the
Arun Project. Defendants are further vicariously liable for
all of the tortious actions committed by their agents done
in connection with and in furtherance of the Arun Project as
described herein. In committing these tortious actions, the
military security forces were acting within the course and
scope of the agency relationship created by contract with
Defendants with the advance knowledge, acquiescence or
subsequent ratification of Defendants. The TNI security
forces, as part of the understanding with Defendants, were
also acting to protect the investment made by Defendants and
Pertamina.
62. With respect to
all of the causes of action described below, the harm to
Plaintiffs was either caused directly by the acts or
omissions of Defendants or was caused by the acts or
omissions of Defendants' co-venturers, making Defendants
jointly and severally liable, or by the acts or omissions of
Defendants' agents, making Defendants vicariously liable.
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VIII. CAUSES
OF ACTION
First Cause of
Action
The Alien Tort
Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. ' 1350
For Murder,
Genocide, Torture, Kidnapping and
Crimes Against Humanity
63. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 62 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
64. Defendants'
acts and omissions of intentionally and tortiously entering
into contracts for exploitation, exploration and
transportation of natural gas with the Government of
Indonesia, knowing that performance of such contracts
required an arrangement under which TNI troops would be
created and deployed specifically to provide security for
Defendants' facilities and employees, and that these troops
would systematically engage in human rights violations of
the indigenous people of Acheh, resulted in serious human
rights abuses against Plaintiffs and their fellow villagers.
Based on the facts described herein, these human rights
abuses include genocide, murder, torture, crimes against
humanity, sexual violence, and kidnaping. These acts violate
the law of nations, customary international law, and
worldwide industry standards and practices, including, but
not limited to, the specific laws, agreements, conventions,
resolutions and treaties listed in paragraph 59, supra.
In acting together with the TNI security forces of the
Government of Indonesia, Defendants acted under color of law
in violating each of the applicable laws, agreements,
conventions, resolutions and treaties listed in paragraph
59, supra.
65. The claims of
Plaintiffs Jane Doe II, Jane Doe III, and Jane Doe IV, based
on the deaths of their husbands at the hands of Defendants'
TNI security forces, constitute murder. These murders were
part of a systematic campaign of extermination of the people
of Acheh by Defendants' TNI security forces and, therefore,
constitute ethnic genocide. These acts of murder and
genocide violate the law of nations, customary international
law, and worldwide industry standards and practices,
including, but not limited to, the specific laws,
agreements, conventions, resolutions and treaties listed in
paragraph 59, supra.
66. The claims of
Plaintiffs John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, John Doe
IV, John Doe V, John Doe VI, and John Doe VII result from
their being beaten, burned, shocked with cattle prods,
kicked and subjected to other forms of brutality and
cruelty. These acts were inflicted intentionally and with
malice to cause Plaintiffs severe mental and physical pain
and suffering. These acts amounted to torture and violate
the law of nations, customary international law, and
worldwide industry standards and practices, including, but
not limited to, the specific laws, agreements, conventions,
resolutions and treaties listed in paragraph 59, supra.
67. Plaintiffs John
Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, John Doe IV, John Doe V,
John Doe VI, and John Doe VII were all forcibly removed by
Defendants' TNI security forces to a place where they were
detained for lengthy periods against their will. These
removals and detentions were done intentionally and with
malice to cause Plaintiffs severe mental and physical pain
and suffering. These acts amounted to kidnaping and violate
the law of nations, customary international law, and
worldwide industry standards and practices, including, but
not limited to, the specific laws, agreements, conventions,
resolutions and treaties listed in paragraph 59, supra.
68. Defendants
committed, or acted in concert to commit, or Defendants' co-venturers
or agents committed acts that had the intent and the effect
of grossly humiliating and debasing Plaintiffs Jane Doe I,
John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, John Doe IV, John Doe
V, John Doe VI, and John Doe VII, and the deceased husbands
of Plaintiffs Jane Doe II, Jane Doe III and Jane Doe IV,
forcing them to act against their will and conscience,
inciting fear and anguish, and breaking their physical
and/or moral resistance. Plaintiffs were placed in great
fear for their lives and forced to suffer severe physical
and psychological abuse and agony. The acts described herein
constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in
violation of the law of nations, customary international
law, and worldwide industry standards and practices,
including, but not limited to, the specific laws,
agreements, conventions, resolutions and treaties listed in
paragraph 59, supra.
69. Defendants'
conduct in violation of the law of nations, customary
international law, and worldwide industry standards and
practices, including, but not limited to, the specific laws,
agreements, conventions, resolutions and treaties listed in
paragraph 59, supra, has caused Plaintiffs
significant injury. Defendants are jointly and severally
liable for the acts of any and all co-venturers in the Arun
Project that are in violation of the law of nations,
customary international law, and worldwide industry
standards and practices, including, but not limited to, the
specific laws, agreements, conventions, resolutions and
treaties listed in paragraph 59, supra. Defendants
are also vicariously liable for any violations of their
agents of the law of nations, customary international law,
and worldwide industry standards and practices, including,
but not limited to, the specific laws, agreements,
conventions, resolutions and treaties listed in paragraph
59, supra. Plaintiffs are entitled to injunctive
relief and to recover compensatory and punitive damages in
amounts to be ascertained at trial.
Second Cause of
Action
The Torture Victim
Protection Act, 28 U.S.C. ' 1350
For Torture and
Extrajudicial Killing
70. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 69 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
71. Defendants'
acts and omissions of intentionally and tortiously entering
into contracts for exploitation, exploration and
transportation of natural gas with the Government of
Indonesia, knowing that performance of such contracts
required an arrangement under which specific TNI troops
would be created and deployed specifically to provide
security for Defendants' facilities and employees, and that
these troops would systematically engage in human rights
violations of the indigenous people of Acheh, resulted in
serious human rights abuses against Plaintiffs. These acts
were inflicted intentionally and with malice to cause
Plaintiffs severe mental and physical pain and suffering.
These acts amounted to torture, with respect to the claims
of all of the Plaintiffs, and with respect to the claims
brought by Jane Doe II, Jane Doe III, and Jane Doe IV, on
behalf of their deceased husbands, also amounted to
extrajudicial killings. These acts violate the law of
nations, customary international law, and worldwide industry
standards and practices, including, but not limited to, the
specific laws, agreements, conventions, resolutions and
treaties listed in paragraph 59, supra. In acting
together with the TNI security forces of the Government of
Indonesia, Defendants acted under color of law.
72. Defendants'
conduct in violation of the law of nations, customary
international law, and worldwide industry standards and
practices, including, but not limited to, the specific laws,
agreements, conventions, resolutions and treaties listed in
paragraph 59, supra, has caused Plaintiffs
significant injury. Defendants are jointly and severally
liable for the acts of any co-venturers in the project that
are in violation of the law of nations, customary
international law, and worldwide industry standards and
practices, including, but not limited to, the specific laws,
agreements, conventions, resolutions and treaties listed in
paragraph 59, supra. Defendants are also vicariously
liable for any violations of their agents of the law of
nations, customary international law, and worldwide industry
standards and practices, including, but not limited to, the
specific laws, agreements, conventions, resolutions and
treaties listed in paragraph 59, supra. Plaintiffs
are entitled to injunctive relief and to recover
compensatory and punitive damages in amounts to be
ascertained at trial.
Third Cause of
Action
Violence Against
Women
73. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 72 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
74. Defendants
committed, or acted in concert to commit, or Defendants' co-venturers
or agents committed acts against Plaintiff Jane Doe I of
physical and psychological violence against women because of
her gender, including sexual violence, thus violating her
right to be free from torture and her right to equality,
liberty and security of person, equal protection under the
law, and the right to be free from all forms of
discrimination.
75. The acts
described herein constitute violations of the law of
nations, customary international law, and worldwide industry
standards and practices, including, but not limited to, the
specific laws, agreements, conventions, resolutions and
treaties listed in paragraph 59, supra. The acts
described herein are actionable under both the ATCA and the
TVPA. In acting together with the TNI security forces of the
Government of Indonesia, Defendants acted under color of
law.
76. Defendants'
conduct in violation of the law of nations, customary
international law, and worldwide industry standards and
practices, including, but not limited to, the specific laws,
agreements, conventions, resolutions and treaties listed in
paragraph 59, supra, has caused Plaintiff Jane Doe I
significant injury. Defendants are jointly and severally
liable for the acts of any co-venturers in the project that
are in violation of the law of nations, customary
international law, and worldwide industry standards and
practices, including, but not limited to, the specific laws,
agreements, conventions, resolutions and treaties listed in
paragraph 59, supra. Defendants are also vicariously
liable for any violations of their agents of the law of
nations, customary international law, and worldwide industry
standards and practices, including, but not limited to, the
specific laws, agreements, conventions, resolutions and
treaties listed in paragraph 59, supra. Plaintiff
Jane Doe I is entitled to injunctive relief and to recover
compensatory and punitive damages in amounts to be
ascertained at trial.
Fourth Cause of
Action
Wrongful Death
77. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 76 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
78. Defendants
committed, or acted in concert to commit, or Defendants' co-venturers
or agents committed acts that constitute wrongful death
under the laws of the District of Columbia, the laws of the
United States and the laws of Indonesia, and that caused the
deaths of the husbands of Plaintiffs Jane Doe II, Jane Doe
III and Jane Doe IV. Plaintiffs Jane Doe II, Jane Doe III
and Jane Doe IV are the heirs at law for their deceased
husbands. Plaintiffs Jane Doe II, Jane Doe III and Jane Doe
IV have sustained pecuniary loss resulting from loss of
society, comfort, attention, services and support of their
deceased husbands.
79. Defendants'
actions and omissions were a direct and substantial cause of
the deaths of the husbands of Plaintiffs Jane Doe II, Jane
Doe III, and Jane Doe IV. Defendants failed to use due care
to protect them from injury and harm, thereby proximately
causing their wrongful deaths. Plaintiffs Jane Doe II, Jane
Doe III and Jane Doe IV are entitled to recover compensatory
and punitive damages in amounts to be ascertained at trial.
Fifth Cause of
Action
Battery 80. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 79 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
81. Defendants
committed, or acted in concert to commit, or Defendants' co-venturers
or agents committed acts which resulted in harmful or
offensive contact with the bodies of Plaintiffs John Does I,
II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and Jane Doe I. Plaintiffs did not
consent to the contact, which caused injury, damage, loss
and harm to Plaintiffs John Does I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII,
and Jane Doe I.
82. The acts
described herein constitute battery, actionable under the
laws of the District of Columbia, the laws of the United
States and the laws of Indonesia.
Sixth Cause of
Action
Assault
83. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 82 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
84. Defendants
committed, or acted in concert to commit, or Defendants' co-venturers
or agents committed acts which caused Plaintiffs John Does
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and Jane Doe I to be
apprehensive that Defendants would subject them to imminent
batteries and/or intentional invasions of their rights to be
free from offensive and harmful contact, and said conduct
demonstrated that Defendants had a present ability to
subject Plaintiffs to an immediate, intentional, offensive
and harmful touching. Plaintiffs did not consent to such
conduct, which caused injury, damage, loss and harm to
Plaintiffs John Does I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and Jane
Doe I.
85. The acts
described herein constitute assault, actionable under the
laws of the District of Columbia, the laws of the United
States and the laws of Indonesia.
Seventh Cause of
Action
Arbitrary Arrest
and Detention
86. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 85 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
87. Defendants
committed, or acted in concert to commit, or Defendants' co-venturers
or agents committed acts which caused Plaintiffs John Does
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII to be arrested and detained.
Such arrest and detention of Plaintiffs was illegal and
unjust, carried out without a warrant, probable cause,
reasonable suspicion or notice of charges.
88. Plaintiffs John
Does I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII were placed in fear for
their lives, were deprived of their freedom, separated from
their families and forced to suffer severe physical and
mental abuse. Plaintiffs did not consent to such conduct,
which caused injury, damage, loss and harm to Plaintiffs
John Does I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII.
89. The acts
described herein constitute arbitrary arrest and detention,
actionable under the laws of the District of Columbia, and
the laws of the United States.
Eighth Cause of
Action
False Imprisonment
90. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 89 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
91. Defendants
committed, or acted in concert to commit, or Defendants' co-venturers
or agents committed acts to unlawfully exercise force or the
express or implied threat of force to restrain, detain or
confine Plaintiffs Jane Doe I, John Does I, II, III, IV, V,
VI, and VII. The restraint, detention or confinement
compelled Plaintiffs to stay or go somewhere against their
will for some appreciable time.
92. Plaintiffs Jane
Doe I, John Does I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII were placed
in fear for their lives, were deprived of their freedom,
separated from their families and forced to suffer severe
physical and mental abuse. Plaintiffs did not consent to
such conduct, which caused injury, damage, loss and harm to
them.
93. The acts
described herein constitute false imprisonment, actionable
under the laws of District of Columbia, and the laws of the
United States.
Ninth Cause of
Action
Intentional
Infliction of Emotional Distress
94. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 93 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
95. The acts
described herein constitute outrageous conduct against
Plaintiffs Jane Doe I, John Does I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and
VII, and were without privilege.
96. Defendants
committed, or acted in concert to commit, or Defendants' co-venturers
or agents committed acts which intended to cause Plaintiffs
to suffer emotional distress. In the alternative, Defendants
engaged in the conduct with reckless disregard of the
probability of causing Plaintiffs to suffer emotional
distress, Plaintiffs were present at the time the outrageous
conduct occurred, and Defendants knew that the Plaintiffs
were present.
97. Plaintiffs
suffered severe emotional distress and the outrageous
conduct of Defendants was a cause of the emotional distress
suffered by Plaintiffs.
98. Defendants'
outrageous conduct constitutes the intentional infliction of
emotional distress and is actionable under the laws of the
District of Columbia, and the laws of the United States.
Tenth Cause of
Action
Negligent
Infliction of Emotional Distress
99. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 98 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
100. At all
relevant times, Defendants, and each of them, owed
Plaintiffs a duty to act with reasonable care, and at all
relevant times, harm and/or injury to the Plaintiffs was
reasonably foreseeable if such duty of care was breached.
101. At all
relevant times, Defendants, and each of them, had the power,
ability, authority and duty to stop engaging in the conduct
described herein and to intervene to prevent or prohibit
such conduct.
102. At all
relevant times, Defendants, and each of them, knew, or
reasonably should have known, that the conduct described
herein would and did proximately result in physical and
emotional distress to Plaintiffs.
103. Despite said
knowledge, power, and duty, Defendants, and each of them,
breached their duty to Plaintiffs, and thereby negligently
failed to act so as to stop engaging in the conduct
described herein and to prevent or to prohibit such conduct
or to otherwise protect Plaintiffs. To the extent that said
negligent conduct was perpetrated by certain Defendants, and
each of them, the remaining Defendants confirmed and
ratified said conduct with the knowledge that Plaintiffs'
emotional and physical distress would thereby increase and
with a wanton and reckless disregard for the deleterious
consequences to Plaintiffs.
104. Plaintiffs
Jane Doe II and IV were bystanders and immediately observed
the circumstances of the murders of their husbands.
105. As a direct
and legal result of Defendants' wrongful acts, Plaintiffs
have suffered and will continue to suffer significant
physical injury, pain and suffering and extreme and severe
mental anguish and emotional distress.
106. Defendants'
conduct constitutes the negligent infliction of emotional
distress and is actionable under the laws of the District of
Columbia, and the laws of the United States.
Eleventh Cause of
Action
Negligence Per Se
107. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 106 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
108. Defendants
failed to use ordinary or reasonable care in order to avoid
injury to the Plaintiffs. Defendants' negligence was a cause
of injury, damage, loss and harm to Plaintiffs.
109. As a result of
these acts, Plaintiffs suffered harm including, but not
limited to, physical harm, pain and suffering, and severe
emotional distress. Defendants' conduct constitutes
negligence and is actionable under the laws of the District
of Columbia, the United States, Indonesia, the law of
nations, customary international law, and worldwide industry
standards and practices, including, but not limited to, the
specific laws, agreements, conventions, resolutions and
treaties listed in paragraph 59, supra.
Twelfth Cause of
Action
Negligent Hiring
110. Plaintiffs
incorporate by reference paragraphs 1 through 109 of this
Complaint as if set forth herein.
111. On information
and belief, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants selected,
hired, retained and contracted with TNI military,
intelligence and/or police forces and/or the other joint
venturers to perform work and provide security for the Arun
Project.
112. Defendants
failed to exercise reasonable care in selecting, hiring,
retaining and contracting with TNI military, intelligence
and/or police forces and/or the other joint venturers to
perform this work. At the time that Defendants selected,
hired, retained and contracted with TNI military,
intelligence and/or police forces and/or the other joint
venturers and at all other relevant times, Defendants knew
or reasonably should have known that TNI military,
intelligence and/or police forces and/or the other joint
venturers would violate Plaintiffs' rights and that, as a
direct and proximate result of those violations, Plaintiffs
would suffer injuries as alleged herein. Defendants' conduct
constitutes negligence per se and is actionable under the
laws of the District of Columbia, and the laws of the United
States.
113. As a direct
and proximate result of Defendants' negligent selection,
hiring, retention and contracting with TNI military,
intelligence and/or police forces and/or the other joint
venturers, Plaintiffs have suffered and continue to suffer
injuries entitling them to damages in amounts to be proven
at trial.
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