Ahh....got it wrong again
Thought it must have been a private message
Fuck me
In that case Gra Gra has fucked up royally
AVZ Discussion 2022
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Thought it must have been a private message
Fuck me
In that case Gra Gra has fucked up royally
Gra Gra gone ga ga. So to speak.
Or Gra Gra gone cra cra?
Spikerama
Regular
Dude no. Faaaark.
This is the one you PM'd me on the weekend which looks right. YOu said it was Firefox set to 80%
This is my one of my 15" MacBook Pro.
Do you have link to the post? I can’t find his profile TIA
Hodlandwin69
Regular
Here is the English translation of the press release dated March 24, 2025, from COMINIERE SA:
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Press Release of March 24, 2025
Declaration from COMINIERE SA (a commercial and mining company of the Portfolio of the State of the DRC) concerning the allegations of widespread corruption targeting the AVZ group and its executives following the provisional measures issued by the Arbitration Court of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in case no. 27720 on March 10, 2025.
La Congolaise d’Exploitation Minière (COMINIERE) informs both national and international audiences that the decision of the ICC Tribunal was made in a context where allegations of corruption were revealed against the AVZ group and its executives. This led COMINIERE to call on AVZ to withdraw its claims and cooperate with the police authorities.
COMINIERE states: "AVZ has lost the right to do business in the Manono project in the DRC after the termination of the JV contract due to shocking corruption allegations revealed by their own lawyer." COMINIERE insists that "AVZ must immediately stop this procedure and cooperate with the police to bring to justice those in its company involved in criminal behavior."
This declaration follows shocking public revelations from AVZ’s lawyer, Mr. Christian Lukusa from Momentum Attorneys, regarding corruption and post-deal arrangements involving AVZ and its executives in the lithium project of Manono.
COMINIERE is aware of and supports the investigations being carried out by the Australian federal police, the DRC police, and other judicial authorities in their efforts to investigate and bring AVZ and its management to justice. COMINIERE has also promptly informed the ICC Tribunal of these corruption allegations in addition to those already submitted. All these proceedings are ongoing.
On March 10, 2025, the ICC Tribunal confirmed a prior decision on provisional, not definitive, measures, notably imposing a significant penalty against COMINIERE. However, the Tribunal was not aware of these new revelations when it made its decision. COMINIERE also observes that this decision conflicts with Congolese law and public order.
COMINIERE will therefore continue to oppose AVZ’s allegations before the ICC, while also pursuing its own claim against AVZ before the ICC and other judicial bodies to assert its rights.
Celestin KIBEYA KABEMBA
General Director
(With official stamp)
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Let me know if you'd like a summarized version
or help drafting a response.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-clowes-763729204/recent-activity/all/
Can you find this on the link
Well I don’t have LinkedIn and saw it on X. Must have been shared by someone.
Carlos Danger
Top 20
Need for immediate arrest of Graeme Johnston was overturned on appeal pending further appeal to DRC Supreme Court which will be heard after Dathomir ICC cases establish Cong is a moron imo
Just for clarity:
When the ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) publishes a statement like "The Respondent files a request to address the objections to jurisdiction as a preliminary question," it means that the Respondent (the party being sued in an arbitration case) is requesting that the tribunal first determine whether it has the authority (jurisdiction) to hear the case before proceeding with any other matters.
In other words, the Respondent is raising an issue about the tribunal's jurisdiction—whether the case is one that the tribunal is legally allowed to adjudicate—before moving on to the substantive issues in the dispute (such as the merits of the claim or the details of the investment dispute). This is often called a "preliminary objection" or "preliminary jurisdictional question".
By requesting this, the Respondent wants to ensure that the arbitration process should not even continue if the tribunal finds that it does not have the proper jurisdiction to hear the case in the first place. If the tribunal finds that it does not have jurisdiction, the case will be dismissed without addressing the underlying issues.
So, the statement essentially signals that there is a challenge to the tribunal’s authority to proceed, and that the Respondent wants that issue resolved early in the process.
This strikes me as a pretty standard first step in these disputes. Didn't the ICC case go through the same?
I'm pretty sure any respondent would take this step. Give it a go, eh. If nothing else, buys more time.
Presumably just one of many more tactics to come...
Definitely confused by this. The $50 million fine and arrest warrant cancelled on appeal but still being fined $25 mil and "Declares however admisssible and partially founded the appeals of the accused Graeme Johnston and Dathcom".....what does that actually mean ?
Cant immagine how anybody can be part guilty of forgery or is this tied in with the pending ICC case against Cong re the 15 %
Dijon101
Regular
It means the DRC lawyers and police still want their snacks
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