AMSTERDAM, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Dutch court verdict on
Friday that Royal Dutch Shell's Nigerian subsidiary is
responsible for oil spills in the Niger Delta exceeded all
expectations, action group Friends of the Earth said.
"This is fantastic news for the environment and people
living in developing countries," said Friends of the Earth's
Netherlands head, Donald Pols.
"It means people in developing countries can take on the
multinationals who do them harm."
Friends of the Earth brought the case together with four
Nigerian farmers in 2008.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer
Editing by David Goodman
)
