Ghana not to release Argentina warship

Um caso com desdobramentos imprevisíveis mas, neste momento, apontando para dificuldades em liberar o navio, peça de grande simbolismo da Marinha argentina.

ACCRA (AFP) - A judge in Ghana on Thursday rejected a bid by Argentina to have one of its warships released from a port near Accra, where it is being held under a court order linked to a debt dispute. “No sufficient basis has been made been made by the applicant (Argentina) to set aside this court order. The motion is dismissed,” said Judge Richard Adjei Frimpong of the Commercial Court in Accra. The frigate Libertad was seized on October 2 under a court order linked to claims by creditors NML Capital, which are suing Buenos Aires over its 2002 bond default. Lawyers acting for Argentina have argued that as a military vessel, the Libertad enjoyed immunity.