Chapter 39“Okay, let’s start with a few questions.” James began. He had chosen to sit on the sofa once again, and across from Talya and Hassan. “And let’s leave Savoi and Mali aside for now. What exactly have you discovered about the ownership of Sabodala?”
Talya turned to Hassan. He had the answers to that question.
Hassan put his elbows on his knees, lifted his face to James and said, “In all the paperwork that I was shown, I couldn’t find anything which proved that Monsieur Hjamal was authorized officially to occupy the land, let alone mine it.”
“What about permits to dig wells or drain septic tanks, for example, or even permits to construct the plant? Did you see any of that?”
“No, I didn’t see any permits of any sort. The only thing that was relevant was the accounting ledger. It
