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Comedian leads protest on rkish dam project
Ananova - 09.05.2002 01:23
Comedian leads protest over Turkish dam project
Mark Thomas has led a group of protesters demonstrating against AMEC´s involvement in a controversial dam project.
Around 60 demonstrators waved placards outside a central London hotel, where the construction group held its annual meeting.
They were protesting against the company´s involvement in the Yusufeli dam project in Turkey.
Thomas and another protester stood behind a cardboard cut-out showing a businessman holding a briefcase and umbrella and wearing only socks.
The cut-out carried the slogan: "Exposed - get the naked truth behind corporate power."
The protesters, including members of Friends of the Earth, the Ilisu Dam Campaign and the Kurdish Human Rights Project, were kept behind barriers opposite the Radisson SAS Portman Hotel by about 20 police officers.
About 40 protesters used their rights as shareholders to attend the meeting to raise their concerns about the Yusufeli dam project.
AMEC has a 46% shareholding in French company SPIE, which is leading the construction consortium planning to build the dam.
The UK-based group withdrew from the consortium in March after a commercial review of the project.
Story filed: 11:17 Wednesday 8th May 2002
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