They ask
- appointment for another week
- Ensure having outputs to avoid and / or face arbitration.
Today, Friday 23 July, the Executive reported to be up next week when deciding officially on Crucitas mining project, after you pass the Constitutional Court the last word.
For this reason, a representative group of environmental organizations and networks engaged in the campaign and legal proceedings against the open-pit metal mining in Costa Rica, asked the Vice President Alfio Piva, a hearing.
This request would intended to explain arguments, reasons and alternatives to the threat of a possible international demand, if the government decides to cancel the mining concession and to repeal the decree of "public interest and national convenience" for the mining project, issued by the Oscar Arias government.
"We call the Costa Rican people to support us on the government to grant us this appointment" said Edgardo Araya, an environmental lawyer from UNOVA "though the struggle by legal means we will not neglect to ensure that the project will buried forever, "he said.
"We welcome the opening of the government to revisit the subject, previous government did not even that opportunity, we hope that Mrs. Laura will make a decision putting national interests and environmental interests over mining company, "said Heidy Murillo, vice president of the FECON and signer of the letter.
For his part, attorney Jorge Mora Portuguez, network FANCA, clarified that "an eventual ruling in favor of mining does not in any way the administrative proceedings that have arisen and which are presented as well as other legal actions to be launched in the coming days to other courts. "
"We are confident that Chamorro's government Laura, will listen to the public, universities, organizations and specialized agencies, local governments of San José, San Carlos, and more than thirteen municipalities that have repeatedly spoken out against mining open in Costa Rica. "Mora said Portuguez.
addition to preventing the Crucitas mining project starts, the environmentalists said the urgency to maintain and strengthen the moratorium declared by Mrs. Laura Chinchilla and approve an amendment to the mining code, which prohibits the such activities permanently.
The note is signed by various networks and organizations that have historically rejected the activity mining and promoting a truly sustainable development model for Costa Rica: CEDARENA, APREFLOFAS, UNOVA, ARCA, FANCA, Neotropica Foundation, and the group ANDA Urgent Appeal for the country ".
For more information: Heidy Murillo
8872 4954 - Gino Biamonte FECON 8397-2839 - Edgardo Araya
APREFLOFAS 8704 9502 - UNOVA, Jorge Mora Portuguez 8874 6981 - FANCA
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