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By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read DAKAR (Reuters) - The High Court of Sierra Leone in Freetown has dismissed one of several legal complaints against Octea, a subsidiary of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz’s BSG Resources (BSGR), on jurisdictional grounds, a court ruling shows. A lawsuit against Octea subsidiary Koidu Limited and related companies was filed in February by 15 individuals who say that their property, livelihoods or health suffered because of operations at a diamond mine in eastern Sierra Leone, according to the complaint. The High Court put a temporary freeze on the defendants’ assets in and around the mining concession in August after a lawyer for the plaintiffs argued there was a “clear and present risk” that they could expatriate funds in order to avoid having to pay out if the court rules against them. The court did not state its reasoning in the Aug. 20 interim order.

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