GOVINDEN J

TWOMEY CJ

The brief facts of the Case

[1]       The Plaintiff, a civil and building contractor, entered into an agreement with the Defendant, the land transport authority, in 2009 to provide materials and equipment for road resurfacing works at Praslin, Seychelles with the labour for the works to be provided by the Defendant.

TWOMEY CJ [1]       This application for a freezing order is brought by the Government of Seychelles by way of a notice of motion and supported by affidavits sworn by Hein Prinsloo, Superintendent of Police attached to the Financial Crime Investigative Unit (hereinafter the FCIU).

TWOMEY CJ

1.     This is an application for the stay of execution of this Court’s order made pursuant to section 4 of the Proceeds of Crime (Civil Confiscation) Act (hereinafter POCA) on 18 November 2019 in which, inter alia, the Applicants and any other person were prohibited from disposing or otherwise dealing with properties listed by the Court and Superintendent Hein Prinsloo was appointed as Receiver of the properties. 

TWOMEY CJ

UPON THE APPLICATION of Messrs John Milsom and David Standish (the Applicants), as joint Receivers of assets of the Respondent, Mr Mukhtar Ablyazov (the Application)

AND UPON HEARING Counsel for the Applicants

GOVINDEN J

[1]        This is an application filed by the Plaintiff under Section 280 of the code of Civil Procedure. In the petition the Plaintiff seeks and order to attach provisionally the moneys belonging to the Defendant in the main suit which are in the hands of third parties.