Filipino Supreme Court Justice: Stop Paying Nuke Plant Debt

April 20, 2005 (INQ7.net, Philippines) — The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, once backed by the ECA US Ex-Im, is now under fire by a Filipino Supreme Court Justice who is urging the government to stop payments for loans that the late President Marcos borrowed to build the now-mothballed plant. The Justice said "[Several foreign creditors] knew or had no reason not to know that the loans will be used for some illegitimate purpose like supporting notoriously brazen and kleptocratic military regimes." More on the Bataan Nuclear Plant at INQ7.net. Download the Freedom from Debt Coalition's presentation on the Bataan Nuclear Plant (PowerPoint)