Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is on a visit to Mauritius this weekend, the site of the ... [+] Wakashio oil spill Getty ImagesJapan’s Foreign Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, arrives in Mauritius this weekend for the senior most visit by a Japanese official to the site of the Wakashio oil spill. Using a range of administrative tactics - including extraordinary laws under COVID-19 and the National Environmental Emergency powers from the Wakashio oil spill - this judicial review has now been extended by over a year. Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth of Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) party whose party's ... [+] election is disputed and subject to a judicial review. Transparency from Japan about the Wakashio oil spill11 Aug 2020: there are many unanswered questions about the oil spill in Mauritius that Japanese ... [+] firms and authorities have avoided answering ASSOCIATED PRESSThe Wakashio oil spill has broken all trust with the citizens of Mauritius. Japanese scientists were also found to have ignored the independent Mauritian scientists who have worked on oil spills, and who were deliberately been prevented from supporting their country with the Wakashio oil spill.

Source: Forbes December 12, 2020 03:45 UTC