The company Boliden transported large quantities of environmentally hazardous waste, probably close to 20,000 tonnes, to northern Chile and the area around the city of Arica.
A company in Chile was to take care of the final handling, but then went bankrupt.
The UN Human Rights Council has examined the case and on Sunday they issued a report in which they sharply criticize Boliden. The issue has previously been examined and also dealt with by the judiciary in both Sweden and Chile. Boliden themselves have contacted the UN and provided an account of how they think it is. It is also hoped that the UN is interested in taking part in Boliden's version. According to Boliden, their material was deposited almost 20 years ago and measurements show that no arsenic is in the air and that the soil samples are also within the limit values.
How come you and the UN Human Rights Council seem to think so differently?
- There is so much information about these issues, both in the media and elsewhere and sometimes you come to the wrong conclusions because you do not go to the bottom of the issues, but lean on different types of statements, says Klas Nilsson, communications director at Boliden.
Hear Klas Nilsson respond to the criticism in the clip.