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muriel_volestrangler

(101,322 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 07:22 AM Sep 2013

Iran nuclear: Firms' asset freeze annulled by EU court

Source: BBC

The EU's top court has ruled that the EU should unfreeze the assets of seven Iranian banks and other businesses hit by sanctions.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) said there was insufficient evidence that the businesses concerned were involved in nuclear proliferation.

Post Bank Iran, Iran Insurance Company and Export Development Bank of Iran are among those listed by the ECJ.
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The ruling will not take immediate effect: the EU governments, jointly called the Council, have two months within which to appeal. So for the time being the asset freeze will remain in place, the court said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23984722

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Iran nuclear: Firms' asset freeze annulled by EU court (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 OP
See, there is still some rule of law in this world. Demeter Sep 2013 #1
And wait a long time for legal process ... nt bemildred Sep 2013 #2
There is no legal process here Demeter Sep 2013 #3
Here there is no law, or rather the law is fungible, can be and is bought. bemildred Sep 2013 #4
 

Demeter

(85,373 posts)
3. There is no legal process here
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 08:09 AM
Sep 2013

It would be like waiting for Godot. Obama's issuing "Get out of jail free" cards to the BFEE, ffs!

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
4. Here there is no law, or rather the law is fungible, can be and is bought.
Fri Sep 6, 2013, 08:16 AM
Sep 2013

Both in the courts and in the legislatures.

But you said the world.

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