Senators of the Wide Front submitted a project request for reports to Parliament to demand details from the government after the ruling in the case Pluna, where he State must pay compensation of more than 30 million dollars.
Referring to the ruling of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) of the world Bank Due to the bankruptcy of the flag airline, which aroused numerous criticisms, MPP legislators demand information about the defense exercised before that court.
The senator Daniel Caggiani announced the brief presented to the vice president Beatriz Argimon “Due to the company’s International Arbitration situation Laura and the state”.
The opposition legislators ask to be informed “which body of the Uruguayan state assumed the coordination of the international defense in the arbitration process,” in a series of points where it also questions “which experts, national or foreign, were hired for the defense.”
In addition, the request for reports aims to investigate which hierarchs participated in the process and requests a copy of the award issued by the ICSID.
The government is considering challenging the ruling
After confirmation that the country must pay 30 million dollars plus interest for the closure of Pluna, the Secretary of the Presidency, Rodrigo Ferres, He admitted that the Executive “is studying thoroughly, with great caution, the possibility of filing a document.”
The leader recalled that “there are 6 months to appeal” the ruling and specified: “We are looking at different steps, reviewing the amounts and the ruling in its entirety because we had only had access to certain conclusions, but not to the entire ruling that exceeds the 200 pages.”
In parallel, he pointed out that “the strategy that has Uruguay Now and in the past, trying to hire the best international professionals is an investment,” when evaluating the participation of legal firms from other countries.
Source: Ambito
