Green Invest's response to research on SLAPPs
If Green-Invest has invested in a project in Republica Srepska, it is not only for economic reasons. Indeed, it is a long-term infrastructure project which, according to our analysis, meets all the criteria for sustainable development. Small hydroelectric projects, well managed in good understanding with the population, seem to us to be an essential element of the sustainable supply and energy security of the country.
... We are sad to read in the press release that the so-called activists do not like foreigners... BUK's investments largely generate local benefits in the form of contracts with companies that use local labour...
The defamation suit we have filed is aimed at stopping the defamations against us - corruption, mismanagement, non-compliance with rules and permits, misinformation, enrichment, etc. - while we spend a lot of energy respecting the laws, trying to make it a successful project, listening to the local residents and meeting their interests. So here again, there is no question about unfounded SLAPP action.
... We are open to dialogue but not on the basis of lies, subjective arguments or simplistic ideology...