Missouri is the first of US states to file suit against China for conducting corona eruption • Missouri prosecutor: "caused unnecessary global plague"
The state of Missouri is the first state in the United States to file a lawsuit against the government in China blaming it for the outbreak of the Corona virus and the spread of the plague worldwide. In addition, the state of Missouri is demanding compensation from China for what has been termed "the enormous loss of life, human suffering and economic turmoil," as the (state) attorney general described last night.
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Missouri State Attorney Eric Schmitt heads the precedent claim that "China's authorities defrauded the public, concealed vital information, arrested information distributors, denied the possibility of corona-to-person infection against the piles of evidence, destroyed critical medical research, allowed millions People were exposed to the virus, and even stored medical protective equipment - it caused a global plague that was unnecessary and preventable. "
Missouri State officials told the U.S. News Fox News that besides the significant health-medical blow, the country's economic damage is also tremendous. According to data released yesterday, close to six thousand people have been infected with the virus and 215 found their deaths in the state of Missouri alone. At the same time, the economic damage experienced by the state to reduce its morbidity levels is also very significant. According to estimates by Fox, the economic damage caused by the country's closure is about $ 44 billion.
"In Missouri, the virus is very real - thousands have been infected and many have died, families have been separated from their loved ones before they passed away, small businesses have closed their doors, and those who live from salary to salary have trouble putting food on the table," said Attorney General Schmitt, who added that "the illegal and recurring acts Of China "wounded" and significantly interfered with the lives, health and security of a large number of Missouri residents. The acts destroyed their lives and damaged the public order and economy of the state of Missouri. "
CNN reports that legal experts believe this kind of lawsuit is likely to run into difficulties because China is obscured by its sovereign immunity. At the same time, Missouri's desire to sue China has already come to the attention of a number of Republican lawmakers earlier this week who are expected to urge the Trump administration to file a lawsuit against China in the International Court of Justice in The Hague for state actions during the epidemic.
Recall earlier this week US President Donald Trump said that if China was "knowingly" responsible for the Corona epidemic, it must face the consequences. "If it was a mistake, a mistake is a mistake. But if they were knowingly responsible, then there are sure to be consequences," Trump told reporters at a daily briefing.