Original sentence: Opposition to Shell enjoys widespread support in the delta, as about 20 million people still remain in poverty despite the enormous wealth generated in the oil-rich area.Shell has been criticised for its businesses in South Africa and Nigeria, notably in relation to protests of the Ogoni and Nigeria's execution of journalist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who spoke out against what he viewed as Shell's destruction of his tribe's homeland
Edited sentence: " The son of executed Nigerian writer Ken Saro-Wiwa was interviewed by CNN after the settlement (see transcript here).According to the New York Times: "the settlement came days before the start of a trial in New York that was expected to reveal extensive details of Shell’s activities in the Niger Delta.Opposition to Shell has widespread support in the delta, as about 20 million people still remain in poverty despite the enormous wealth generated in the oil-rich area.Shell has been criticised for its businesses in South Africa and Nigeria, notably in relation to protests of the Ogoni and in the 1995 hangings of six people opposed to oil exploration including writer Ken Saro-Wiwa, who spoke out against what he viewed as Shell's destruction of his tribe's homeland.Shell offered to settle the case with US$15.5 million, a striking sum given that the company has denied any wrongdoing