Turkcell has filed papers at South Africa’s constitutional court in its long-running battle against MTN Group.
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Losing Iranian telecommunications licence bidder Turkcell has described the latest appeal as “yet another delay tactic”.
The long-running litigation between MTN Group and rival Turkcell is now headed to South Africa’s highest court.
Turkcell is back in court next week as it seeks to keep a bribery and corruption case alive in South Africa’s legal system.
Turkcell has vowed to continue its pursuit of MTN Group over a licensing process in Iran it alleges was rigged.
Turkcell’s long-running litigation against MTN over a disputed licence in Iran has been dismissed by the high court with costs.
MTN has opted over the years to enter parts of the world seen as too risky by many other carriers. That’s left it vulnerable to legal entanglements, unpredictable politics and regulatory crackdowns.
Phuthuma Nhleko, the man who led MTN Group on an acquisition spree that turned the telecommunications operator into an emerging-markets giant, has stepped down from its board of directors.
South African police arrested a former ambassador to Iran on corruption charges related to the award of a mobile phone licence to MTN Group after it was initially given to Turkcell.
The Hawks have raided the offices of MTN Group and those of its external legal counsel, Webber Wentzel, apparently over the ongoing legal dispute with rival Turkcell, which lost out to the JSE-listed telecommunications