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NGOs To Ask For Compensation From Tobacco Industry 

Jump to full article: Panafrican News Agency, 2000-05-31

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Two non-governmental organisations, COAT and the Institute For Consumer Protection, announced Wednesday their decision to ask for compensation from the tobacco industry, mainly the British American Tobacco Company, the sole manufacturer of cigarettes in Mauritius.

"We ask people suffering from any disease linked with tobacco to contact us. We have a pool of barristers at our disposal who'll take the cases to court and ask for compensation just like in big countries," Veronique Leclezio, chairperson of COAT, said.

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