Ghana rejects Argentine plea to drop case of impounded frigate ARA Libertad
Ghana rejected on Wednesday Argentina’s plea for Accra City’s Commercial Tribunal to drop the case that kept the ARA Libertad navy training frigate impounded at Tema port since October 2nd.
ARA Libertad, a naval training vessel, was detained in Ghana’s eastern port of Tema on October 2 at the request of hedge fund NML Capital Ltd, which claims Argentina owes it over 300 million dollars on bonds in default since 2002.
On Wednesday Ghana Judge Richard Adjei Frimpong, of the Commercial Tribunal in Accra City rejected the proposal put forward by the Argentine government’s legal representatives.
“It would be bad fate for this tribunal to put this through,” Frimpsong said, who explained that the initial part as an “unconditional” defendant was not able to be reversed.
Shortly after the decision was made known, President Cristina Fernández was reported to have held an urgent meeting at the Olivos presidential residence with Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, in order to discuss the issue.
The Argentine Foreign Ministry on Thursday last week informed the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea at Hamburg, which then proposed November 29 and 30 as the days to hold the hearings between Argentina and Ghana over the seizure of the ARA Libertad Frigate at Ghana's Tema Port.
The solicitors defending Argentina wanted the Ghana court to declare it was not competent to judge a dispute between the NML Capital investment fund and a foreign sovereign country.
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HA HA.
More later. lol..
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The solicitors defending Argentina wanted the Ghana court to declare it was not competent to judge a dispute between the NML Capital investment fund and a foreign sovereign country .
Ok so who is competent to judge this?
Argentinean court [perhaps]
Or the ICJ perhaps.
We wonder who CFK thinks IS able to see this item through, ???...
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[Changing the subject]
Any news in this HMS Westminister mystery.
Oh to have been a fly on the wall.....
Ghana is ruled by laws, and the courts are impartial. This is difficult for the Argentine government to comprehend. Here they cannot threaten or bully Ghana. Ghana knows that Argentina is impotent in this matter.
In the next few days the Libertal will be ordered to move. The Ghanaians won't put up with the Argentine sailors waving weapons about this time, either. I bet they'll have the police or even the Army on standby, and any Argentine sailor that refuses to obey the court order can be arrested for obstruction and contempt of court.
Any and all injuries/deaths will be laid at the feet of the Captain.
As for the Tribunal at the end of the month, Argentina, don't hold your breath on it going your way as you can't threaten or intimidate them either.
I wouldnt be entirely sure on that... it wont go entirely Argentinas way, but dont be surprised at a rule in principal in their favour.
as long as she gets her victory,
thats all she cares about.
“No one is going to pressurise me through bullying and thugs...” :D
lolz
And the evidence to support your claim is?
It's the only possible explanation. Why else would a court find if you sign a contract waiving your immunity, it means you've waived your immunity?
The show keeps me busting a gut.
I'm not so sure. It will probably turn out Christina's election was all somebody else's fault.
All the underhand tactics used by Kirchner, pointing their weapons at dock workers, has clearly pissed the Ghanains off, I can't see them making this easy for them from now on.
@14 rascist much??
as for the boat,who cares the longer this goes on the more damaging and incompetent it looks for Princess Crustina, i do hope for a interesting end to this :)
Ha ha, a Geordie co-worker has been in BA for the past 2 weeks, visiting relatives, watching football, and drinking.
Brits not so popular, it seems, but he says he heard some funny stuff.
It seems that some Argentines are clinging to a rumour that Libertad, as a national treasure, will be returned after the current government is out of power, LOL
Delusional LOL LOL
You've made some very liablous comments, do you have evidence to back up that comment?
Thought not.
Besides, if Judge Frimpong could be bribed, Argentina would've tried to do it by now, wouldn't they?
I've also reported the user for having a racist screen name and continually posting racist slurs and abuse in the same vain as Teaboy2.
DITTO!
I've also reported the user for having a racist screen name and continually posting racist slurs and abuse in the same vain as Teaboy2.
I like the bit were the judge stated that he was making the judgement in response to inflammatory remarks made by Argentine officials, who vowed not to pay a cent!
Honestly, the Argentine government needs to learn that speaking quietly and softly has a greater impact that shouting from the rooftops.
In fact, all of Argentina's hysterionics, demands, declarations and outright lies, have just made more people hostile towards them.
They could really learn a lot from the British...
www.theweek.co.uk/uk-news/50169/britain-most-influential-nation-it-wins-soft-power-survey
Britain is now considered the most influential nation in the world, and we didn't need to make a fuss to become so.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Dow9JzdWg
New material of Ciro, singer. Héroes de Malvinas. Love it. Pacific guy. Not messed with politics.
Nuff said....................LOL.............
What are you going to do when the Law of the Sea Tribunal states that the Libertad case is outside of their remit?
How will your incompetent government cope?
What will your government do next, when the ARA Espora is impounded for Argentina not paying its debts?
You Argentines must thrive on humilation to allow such an incompetent and foolish government to continue.
I don't think that Argentinians thrive on humiliation ...
more like they see this as a session at the casino.
You keep losing but there is always a chance of the WIN.
Trouble is, the odds are stacked and the Argentinians can't believe this, so they keep on keeping on.
It's bad tactics to bet against the House ... international law and the rules of persuance of international trade.
Once in this mind-set it seems impossible for them to change,
and that being so, (Rome, Hitler's Germany, the USSR, Mao's China, ...) we wait for their collapse.
I take no delight in this, just a sadness at it's relentless inevitability.
Actually this story hasn't been reported on any British news (that I am aware of). I just checked a couple of websites and I couldn't find any mention of the ARA Libertad. So it is only those who follow Mercopress who know about the story. I guess Ghana news is reporting it but I don't know what any of their newspapers are called (also I can't be bothered to look for them)
He's actually in Argentina at this very minute. I wonder how impressed he's been with all the strikes and money issues.
Will they try to fleece him of every last dollar at customs when he tries to leave? I hope so.
:o)
Have you hear it?
Do you like it???
Green horse?
http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Viktor-Vasnetsov/The-Four-Horsemen-Of-The-Apocalypse,-1887.html
The fourth horse should be pale green, the colour of a corpse.
On the horse rides DEATH AND HADES FOLLOWS HIM.
From a lapsed Christian, now an atheist. :o)
As far as I can remember,
Death rode a horse of purest white and it's name was Binky.
From Terry Pratchett and the Discworld novels. :o)
Malvinas....Falkland...Libertad...ARG inflation...dollar clamp...courts...corruption...42% salarry increase etc.
She was right. ARGees, you have to fear CFK!, forget God.
Brilliant, it is at least as good as the version in Revelations - written by some medieval desert dweller, hell bent on smiting everybody who blasphemed God.
It is so much easier when you are an atheist.
Try Ghana Web
And will keep doing it,
So just ignore him/her/them/
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We hear today that Argentina has lost AGAIN against the US Court,
Pay up or else.
Why is it so hard to mend something so simple?
Pay ya dues and move forwards,
Unless your name is CFK ,
Then refuse to pay and live in the past…
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Apparently, the idiot in the AG government who admitted he 'knew nothing of the technicalities of the Judge Griesa's decision but he supported the Peronists position 100%' is typical of the breed.
In Uruguay if someone does not know the facts about the latest government news they say ‘I know nothing, but I am a peronist’.
And the Malvanistas think Uruguay supports them! Ha, ha, ha.
You can get dogs to jump through hoops,
Cats through walls, squirrels on a high wire,
Elephants on two feet , bears on a glassier mint ,
But you cant get CFK to pay her bills,lolol.
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Yes, that is true, that is why it is a joke! They know nothing (they have not checked, etc) but they are peronists (who also know nothing)!
I am astounded by your post.
When have I EVER said a thing about the people of Uruguay and my criticisms of the government have always been constructive and with the people in mind.
What is the matter with you, can’t you see a joke (made by my Uruguayan Spanish Teacher)?
Please tell me where YOU come from as I have never met a Uruguayan with your attitude.
Listen up Ghana: when you're in a hole, stop digging!
[ but Ghana’s not in a hole, ,CFK is ]
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I was asking which country you live in, everyone knows I am a Brit now living in Uruguay by choice.
Are you in Argentina? :o)
we wonder if they still love their leader after all this.
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