Maldivian government appeals stay order as GMR eviction deadline nears
06 Dec 2012, 11:42 AM
The Maldivian government is appealing an injunction granted by the Singapore High Court halting its eviction of Indian infrastructure giant GMR from the Maldives pending the outcome of arbitration proceedings.
Minivan News understands that the hearing began at 10:00am this morning Singapore time, and is expected to take most of the day.
The government at the time denounced the injunction as an imposition on the country’s sovereignty. At a press conference hours after the stay order was granted by the Singapore High Court, Defence and Acting Transport Minister Mohamed Nazim pledged the government would “continue the airport takeover and Insha Allah from next Saturday onwards [the state-owned] Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) will be running the airport.”
“The government remains firm and committed towards implementing its decision to terminate the agreement. We will not reconsider it,” he said at the time.
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