Lawyers in the United States of America have filed a class-action lawsuit accusing China of creating coronavirus (Covid-19) as a biological weapon.
The petitioners want the Chinese government to be compelled to pay $20 trillion, accusing it of what they term as “callous and reckless indifference and malicious acts”, according to The Dallas Morning News.
“There is no reason why the American taxpayer should, contrary to the establishment in Washington, D.C., have to pay for the tremendous harm caused by the Chinese government,” Klayman said in a statement.
“The Chinese people are good people, but their government is not and it must be made to pay dearly.”
“Although it appears that the COVID-19 virus was released at an unplanned, unexpected time, it was prepared and stockpiled as a biological weapon to be used against China’s perceived enemies, including by not limited to the people of the United States,” the complaint said.
