US Freedom Watch claims $ 20 trillion against Chinese government • One allegation: "Corona is out of control biological weapons"
A $ 20 trillion class action lawsuit. Texas Federal Court // Photo Archive: IP
The Corona crisis and the fact that it erupted, like a number of other respiratory illnesses in the past, in China, in addition to the enormous economic damage it is creating in the world, have been grounds for filing huge claims against the Chinese government on the grounds of distributing biological weapons produced in China for mass killings, which has so far been unproven. The basis of this claim lies in the fact that a biological research institute is located near the source of the initial outbreak.
As a result, the American Freedom Watch filed a $ 20 trillion lawsuit against the Chinese federal court in Texas. Attorney Larry Kleiman filed the lawsuit against the Chinese government, the Chinese military and the Wuhan Virology Research Institute, claiming that "the corona virus is actually a biological weapon manufactured by the Chinese authorities" and that the virus "was designed for mass killing."
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The lawsuit cites numerous media reports claiming that only one microbiological laboratory in China treats advanced viruses such as the new corona virus, and it is in Wuhan's Biological Institute: "This cannot be the case," the lawsuit states.
Attorney Ilan Sadi, criminal and expert in law law, chairman of the Science and Technology Law Forum and deputy chairman of the Criminal Forum of the Bar Association believes that the number of claims filed in several US states is a gimmick, sort of Continue to the conspiracy theories surrounding the epidemic and its origins.
Regarding the feasibility of the claims, Attorney Sadi explains that the plaintiffs will have to bring admissible and solid evidence, not speculation, to prove the alleged cause of action. The first cause speaks of the Chinese government's negligence in taking the concealment policy, etc., which led to a global epidemic, and to the extent that the plaintiffs can prove it, it may establish grounds for compensation.
The second reason talks about a deliberate act of biological weapons. This is a very difficult subject to prove. Something unequivocally needed, such as a person from the inside to the west, will tell and bring documents to prove it. In such a state of affairs, if proven, it is a war crime and not just a cause of compensation.
Either way, it is doubtful whether China will stabilize or refer to the proceeding or refer to a judgment if granted. At the same time, it is worth mentioning that in recent years, US courts have received tort claims by American citizens against states. For example, terrorist claims against the Palestinian Authority, and claims against Iran. Incidentally, US President Donald Trump himself has pointed an accusatory finger at the Chinese in spreading the virus and in light of its conduct, these claims may serve as a basis for re-pointing an accusatory finger at China in the future. "
And if, after all, the claim is accepted and the Chinese will be awarded compensation. How can the judgment be exercised?
"Chinese property can be nationalized or forfeited, similar to what they did to Iranian assets. But this opens an opening for similar acts on American assets in their territory."