Ghanaian government confirms the release of ARA Libertad
The Ghanaian government confirmed on Tuesday it would comply with the UN Law of the Sea court decision to release the Argentine navy flagship ARA Libertad, impounded in Tema since October 2, over a debt dispute between a US hedge fund and the Argentine government.
The announcement was made by the country’s Foreign Relations minister Muhammad Mumuni in a radio interview where he explained that the Ghanaian government would send a plea to its judiciary to reverse the order placed on the Libertad training frigate.
“We will comply with the decision of the Tribunal” the minister said today.
Later in the day Ghana’s Attorney General Benjamin Kunbuor said on a radio broadcast that the Supreme Court must reverse a lower court ruling to impound the ship before the Argentine vessel could be released.
Reports said the ship could be released as early as tomorrow.
In Buenos Aires President Cristina Fernández highlighted the release of the ARA Libertad frigate after being retained for more than 2 months in Ghana, and blasted those who called for the payment to the vulture funds to achieve this.
“I was surprised by the attitude of some people, it was an illegal reaction, almost as similar as having an embassy occupied, but many still said we should pay to get the frigate back,” the Head of State assured.
She also announced her participation at the ceremony at the frigate on January 9, when the tall ship arrives in the country.
The Argentine government on Monday accused the investment funds behind impounding the ARA Libertad frigate of seeking to delay its release.
According to Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli, the investment fund NML Capital Ltd was putting pressure on Ghana in an attempt to hold the frigate, despite the December 15 ruling made by the UN International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in favour of Argentina.
“The vulture funds are using all means available to find a way to delay application, to see if they can disqualify the ruling” claimed Puricelli.
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I wonder will Argentinas newly released vessel be visiting Queen Elizabeth Land, in homage to her Royal Heirness Queen Elizabeth?? :)) more to the point would it even get their?
God save the queen!
Self-Determination!
Lets hope The British Royal Navy sinks this rust bucket in The Atlantic
SINK THE LIBERTARD THATCHERS LAST WORDS LOL.
Your outrage is as sad as it is hilarious, keep it coming, let it all out.
Soon enough you will be shouting for Argentina to respect international law.
I surely don't hope the hedge funds get anything, anything at all. That said, Argentina should fulfill her duties with the rest of the bond holders, as she is doing.
the world will never hear the end of it,
CFK victory,, CFK victory,
still,
one in a million aint to bad lol.
Both courts are right, the system works, you are simply showing your ignorance.
Ghanian judge was dealing with an issue that was pertinent to his remit.
Does the law of Ghana allow the claimant the excise of a judgement under contract law from a foreign jurisdiction? Which it did. Argentina's claim was under the law of the Sea was that its waiver was null and void. It appears that the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea gave more weight to the potential of conflict between the two countries than any other issue. Beside this was new law to be decided as this same issue had not been adjudicated before.
“ We don't like shoe shiners that much specially when all they do is shine the shoe of the english man. ”
ALEX, you are quite the racist aren't you.
Speaking as an “Englishman”, I wish we had let more people from Africa into Canada, instead of an ungrateful bigot who feels entitled to abuse our hospitality.
I can also confirm that we won't be withdrawing the laughter we've had at your expense these past 3 months; that has been banked.
This is a good story just keeps on giving.
There's no way your an American, not in a million years.
“I do hope that the Ghanan Government passes into law the requirement that their judges be profficient in the subject.”
State controlling the judiciary, yeah, very, very American!
hopefully the funds find reasons for a further impoundig.
Ghana is not alone as countries which can be manipulated by interests from outside its borders.There are many and Eygpt is struggling to establish the relationship it's people will accept with these interests.Hopefully these interests will suffer a setback there.
Victory indeed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Greeks have THERMOPYLAE.
The Israelis have MASSADA.
The Americans have THE ALAMO.
The British have RORKES DRIFT.
The Chinese have THE GREAT MARCH.
The American Indians have the LITTLE BIGHORN.
The French have VERDUN.
The Russian have STALINGRAD.
The Anzacs have GALIPOLI.
The Vietnamese have DIEN BIEN PHU.
The Koreans have PUSSAN.
The Japanese have the KAMAKAZI.
The Macedonians have the ALPS.
You have the LIBERTAD.
Enjoy the sweet taste of VICTORY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So when is Argentina going to be taking MTU to court to get them to repair their broken-down corvette that is stuck in South Africa, on credit, when they haven't paid their previous bills?
Come past the Falklands, we could do with a laugh!
I seriously do hope that CFK hasn't counted her chickens before they have hatched by telling us that Libertad would be arriving in Mar del Plata on 09/01/13!!!!!
Where you talking about yourself and your mind boggling old soldier?
As for piracy.....stealing 70 billion dollars that was given to argentina is definititively “financial piracy”.
I still get a chuckle of you reference to me as an old soldier. You still must wonder why I am a Captain yet that is unknown to you as is my age.
I wonder where asslips “the cunt” kirchner keeps that 70 billion?
I love to see you all Brit s Squirming and regurgitating over this.
[why]
Its not our problem.
Its your ship,
And its not home yet..
………………………………………..
You Argies break every rule in the book,
Then cry when other do it to you,
Ghana should just sink it.
Accidents do happen.ol.
HMS elizabeths new bridge,
if only ghana had waited,
“crying Brits on this site.”
Yes mate, crying with laughter, this has made Argentina look such fools.
Well now you can giive us a bigger laugh and announce that your flagship is going to launch an invasion against the Falkland Islands to give the Falkland Islands fishery patrol vessel some target practise (Royal Navy not needed to defend against the ARA 'Tard').
SSHHHHH!
It's got aircraft!!!!!!!!!!!
HMS Queen Elizabeth will be the first of a new class (they've already started building the second (HMS Prince of Wales) as well).
It'll be the first full size fleet carrier (as opposed to the through-deck-cruisers/light carriers/ASW carriers/whatever the Navy has to call them to get the money out of the politicians) that the UK has launched in more than 50 years.
It's also the biggest (at least in terms of displacement) carrier that we've ever built by a considerable margin.
The Argentinian normally fire blanks,
but this flagship will be allowed into waters of TFI by invitation only
.. because you can never be sure if the Argentinian blanks have been supplemented with mini-cannonballs.
The Royal Navys' new ship is more a larger version of what we had before in a way. No cats/traps so we await the F35B Stovl to be delivered after some bureaucrat decided ditching Harriers early was a good idea. I just hope it isn't another F111. Overpriced, delivered late and not as good as it was meant to be. The Harrier is still a good aircraft, even after all these years, as the US Marine Corps well know.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_class_aircraft_carrier
I understand you mullet-strokers are completely lobotomized by La Campora but I can assure you, real people think this was not a success.
yes as others have stated, a new class,
aparently the goverment will, retain both carriers,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
so eventualy we will have two large carriers,
and two helicopter carriers,
the ocean, is being upgraded in devonport as we speak,..
How are Nml going to proceed now to get the face value of what they hold.Not by getting stooge states to hold argentine military equipment will it.How much have they earned in their so-called PR stunt.Argentina acted legally at all time.That contradicts the portrait of the state some are trying to convey to the world.What has it done for the image of Ghana?
It is great to see you loser trying to get all intelligent and give reasons as to why a catastrophic defeat is a victory.Keep trying but poppy is most disappointed.He was going to buy the Libertad to sell his organic spinach from.
Ghana comes out of this as would any nation tied up in the complexity of this international baliff action.
They facilitated the Law of the Sea ruling, and abided by its provisional decision - happily getting shot of the troublesome boat and its gun-toting crew.
Quite frankly, I think the crew were lucky that the Ghanian military did not respond to the Argentinian gun-toting at the baliffs on Ghana's sovereign territory.
It sounds like we disagree on this.
Ghana did not act legally and did not act neutrally.They didnt need to provoke anything.
would CFK do as Sea court decision ,
and release the ship, ?
If I buy short dated food can I take it back when its past it date.You'll have an answer or maybe a riposte of equal value.
I guess communist antiques like you just hate answering a straight forward question about argentina's financial piracy. Perhaps it is beyond your ability to be allowed to answer that question. Perhaps you've been cuckholded too long by maximo kirchner.
“I guess communist antiques like you just hate answering a straight forward question about argentina's financial piracy. Perhaps it is beyond your ability to be allowed to answer that question. Perhaps you've been cuckholded too long by maximo kirchner.”
Heh heh heh !!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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