Mozambique on Monday "substantially" won its $3.1 billion (R57 billion) lawsuit at London's High Court against Emirati-Lebanese shipbuilder Privinvest for allegedly paying bribes in relation to the decade-old "tuna bond" scandal.
The African republic sued Privinvest and its now late owner Iskandar Safa, alleging they paid bribes to Mozambican officials and Credit Suisse bankers.
Mozambique said more than $136 million was paid to secure favourable terms on three projects in 2013 and 2014, including one designed to exploit the republic's tuna-rich coastal waters.
Privinvest and Safa, however, denied any wrongdoing and said any payments were lawful. Their lawyers argued the case was a politically-motivated attack to deflect blame from Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and other senior officials.
Judge Robin Knowles said on Monday that he had ruled "substantially in favour" of Mozambique.
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