Santiago, 22 de diciembre.- Aunque no ha sido notificada oficialmente, el equipo legal de Codelco consideró como un reflejo "de las dificultades que está viviendo la posición jurídica de Anglo American" la demanda presentada hoy por la empresa minera británica.
En este sentido, la acción judicial contra Codelco era evaluada como uno de los escenarios posibles ante las derrotas sucesivas sufridas en los Tribunales por Anglo American, la última de las cuales ocurrió el día de ayer.
Codelco ejercerá todas las acciones que le corresponden para defender los legítimos derechos de sus accionistas, que son todos los chilenos, y demostrará en Tribunales que tiene razón al exigir el cumplimiento de un contrato que hoy Anglo American intenta desconocer.
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Santiago, 23 December. Codelco has noted Anglo American’s writ filed on December 22 in the Court of Appeals in Santiago. Codelco is not surprised by the Anglo American lawsuit since it believes it is a reflection of the difficulties Anglo American is experiencing with its legal position.
Anglo American’s lawsuit against Codelco was always considered a possibility as a consequence of the successive defeats Anglo American has suffered in the Chilean courts.
On December 21, a Chilean court had rejected Anglo American’s petition to overturn an injunction preventing it from selling further stakes in Anglo American Sur SA.
The court ruled unanimously in favour of the arguments presented by Codelco, which applied for and was granted the injunction in November 2011.
The injunction prevents Anglo American from selling any further shares of Anglo American Sur SA, a Chilean subsidiary which owns among other assets Los Bronces mine.
Codelco has a clear legal and contractual right to exercise the option for the stake in Anglo American Sur and remains committed to exercising the option under the contract.
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