“Court backs Xayaburi legal process”

Villagers opposing the Xayaburi dam in Laos have vowed to appeal the Administrative Court's decision yesterday to dismiss the lawsuit regarding the dam which alleged that Thai state agencies signed the power purchase agreement (PPA) illegally.

While reading out the ruling, the judge said "the defendants did not neglect their duty, so the case is dismissed”…

Sor Rattanamanee Polkla, Coordinator of the Community Resource Centre and lawyer for the plaintiffs in the case, said she would discuss the ruling with the 37 villagers who filed the case and appeal since the court has yet to consider the transboundary impacts of the Xayaburi dam, which is located on the Mekong River in Laos…