Call of Duty Black Ops 2 creators are being prosecuted by Angolans

It is no news to anyone that the Call of Duty Black Ops 2 game makes mention to Angola for the first time, with the insertion of the character of Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (former leader of the largest opposition party in Angola).

No Call of Duty Black Ops 2, Jonas Malheiro Savimbi aparece no capitulo “Pyrrhic Victory “, onde ele lidera as tropas da UNITA que luta contra seus adversário do MPLA . Ele constantemente incentiva seus homens para matar tantos soldados do MPLA possível.

No jogo, uma vez que as forças do MPLA estão dispersas, Hudson chega com um helicóptero no campo de batalha, em seguida. Savimbi ainda aparece no fim do nível com um Mi-24 Hind, lutando contra as forças cubanas que atacaram Mason, matando assim muitos e fazendo Hudson escapar.

But when least imagined, 3 children of former UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi, who died in 2002, are suing the creators of the video game "Call of Duty Black Ops 2"By showing the guerrilla leader as a" barbarian "in this game,

According to AFP, quoted by the website IOL South Africa, the prosecuting attorney, Carole Enfert, said today that Savimbi's family members want the French subsidiary of Activision Blizzard to pay EUR 1 million (USD 1,1 million) in damages.

In response, Activision Blizzard attorney Etienne Kowalski stated that Savimbi is represented as "acharacter of the History of Angola, a guerrilla leader who fought against the MPLA”. and not a “barbarian”, as stated in the indictment.

It should also be remembered that this is not the first time that the Call of Duty game has been involved in such cases, since in 2014, production company Activision was sued for having used the image of former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega without permission . The company was acquitted in court, Activision defended itself by saying that it was an act of "freedom of expression".

The record is good for Activision, but it remains to be seen whether the lawyer of Jonas Savimbi's family will be able to convince the court.

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