Turkish telecommunications group Turkcell has re-filed its lawsuit against mobile service provider MTN Group in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
In May 2013 MTN welcomed news of Turkcell’s decision to drop the $4.2 billion lawsuit before the US District Court of Columbia over the awarding of Iran’s second mobile license to MTN in 2005.
At the time MTN Group President and CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa, stressed that the Company has zero tolerance for corruption and unethical business, and constantly reviewed its governance practices to ensure its actions – and those of its employees across its 22 markets are beyond question.
“Now that this case is behind us, we are forging ahead with great determination towards achieving MTN’s newly launched vision to deliver a bold new digital world to our customers. MTN is one of Africa’s success stories, a great company founded on innovation, courage and values of honesty.
“Our products and services have fundamentally transformed people’s lives across our markets, and we are proud of MTN’s role in accelerating the economic development of the countries that we are active in across Africa and the Middle East,” Dabengwa was quoted as saying.
Now, six months later, MTN has issued a statement noting that Turkcell had taken the step of reopening the case in South Africa.
The Company’s statement affirms that it cannot comment further because it had not yet received or reviewed court papers.
“Although we don’t have details of the case, MTN continues to believe that there is no legal merit to Turkcell’s claim and will accordingly oppose it,” according to the statement.
Staff writer
