Snapshot: In 2015, 22 Indigenous Peruvian environmental activists filed a lawsuit against Xstrata at the London High Court for its alleged involvement in violent protests with two deaths against the company's copper mine. They argue that the company provided financial support to the Peruvian police and logistical aid, equipment, and vehicles, encouraging them to use excessive force against the Tintaya mine protesters. Xstrata denies the allegations and stated that “protection [by the Peruvian police] was necessary…”.