Ghana (AP) - Argentina naval ship be seized to lodge a complaint of American hedge funds in the west African country due to Ghana officials refused to release last Friday.
In Ghana port and port administration official told the Associated Press, they will release after ships, received a court order. Tall ship ARA LIBERTAD was held in Accra, the capital, the horse near the harbor.
Complex cases involving three countries: Argentina, Ghana and American players. ARA LIBERTAD is a kind of three mast high ship stop at the horse and Argentina's navy students training hundreds of.
When asked to comment, Ghana news minister said he did not know the arrest of a ship. The ministry of defense and armed forces Ghana public affairs workers also no comment. In port security personnel refused entry, the Associated Press reporter to investigate the case.
Argentina navy's flagship arrest originated from the United States hedge funds complaints. Elliot capital management company lawyer search all over the world collected in sale price to buy, the South American countries record debt default, ten years ago Argentine bonds way. $1.5 billion hedge fund is a billionaire Paul singer.
Most of the holder of a bond is finally agreed to cancel the price of about 30 cents, but Argentina's bad debt reserve singer is one of those who hold promise all the value of bill, raise interest rates. In the United States and Britain court judge awarded $160 million worth of hedge funds, but it and other bond holder still to court for billions of dollars. Argentina refused to pay.
Argentina's foreign ministry says, arrest in violation of international law and the President cristina fernandez will not bend to racketeering sin. Diplomats are and African governments "clarification and sell vinegar, these unscrupulous financiers are installed, the ministry said.
The court ordered last Tuesday in Ghana, until Argentina court bond is equal to its value, and this may be at or above us $10 million in Hong Kong held the ship. Singer, and then try to collect the money.
"Ship arrived in horse on Monday and said:" we have received a ban on court, because it debt owed by in the United States, soon after the seizure, not o jay three, marketing and business affairs manager Ghana port and port administration. "We follow a court order, when we received information, and the parties have to solve the problem, we will release the ships have 300 officers and soldiers."
Argentine authorities say the crew are very good.
"Crew their normal work," they have received from the local government in Ghana treatment is the best, in Buenos Aires a navy spokesman said Friday, said did not wish to be named, conditions, according to military rule.
In Nigeria, Argentina ambassador maria suzanne Pataro, responsible for in Ghana South American country affairs, and has been the liberation of the authorities in Ghana in the "tower's negotiations.
In Ghana court decided to ban the "tower DE leave horse port is small west Africa and Latin America between powers to form the sharp contrast, more sharp Africa project director J. Peter fan, said in the headquarters in Washington the Atlantic council.
Argentina has two times of the population, GDP 12 times, 8 times of foreign exchange reserve Ghana, fan said.
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