A ceremony transferring sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was called off at the last moment after the High Court in London granted an injunction to islanders.

Just hours before the crucial moment, it emerged a High Court has granted an injunction stopping the negotiations being concluded.

L’Alta Corte del Regno Unito ha emesso un’ingiunzione che impedisce al Governo di cedere alle Mauritius lo strategico possedimento militare. a poche ore dalla firma

Le Royaume-Uni a accepté de céder à l’île Maurice l’archipel de l’océan Indien, qui abrite une base navale d’importance stratégique sur sa plus grande, Diego Garcia.

A ceremony transferring sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was called off at the last moment after the High Court in London…

The Prime Minister's plan to announce this morning that he was handing the archipelago to Mauritius was thrown into chaos after a High Court injection was made in the dead of…