Overview
- The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights submitted a 56-page filing to the Parquet national antiterroriste alleging complicity in war crimes, torture and enforced disappearances tied to abuses in 2021 near the Mozambique LNG site.
- The complaint claims TotalEnergies directly financed and materially supported Mozambique’s Joint Task Force by providing housing, food, equipment and bonuses while soldiers detained civilians in metal containers.
- Investigations reported that 180 to 250 men were confined between June and September 2021, with roughly 26 survivors, based on testimonies cited by POLITICO and other outlets.
- ECCHR says its evidence includes photographs and internal company documents obtained via Dutch and Italian freedom-of-information requests that show the company reported JTF conduct to public financiers.
- TotalEnergies denies the allegations and says its inquiries found no corroboration of murders near the containers, as the company also faces a separate Nanterre probe and unresolved project financing with export-credit reviews and a reported $4.5 billion cost overrun.