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PM’s Office Says No Jurisdiction for US Court Over Alfa Nero Case
Antigua asserts sovereignty as US discovery process begins in superyacht dispute
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has rejected attempts by a United States court to subpoena Prime Minister Gaston Browne in relation to the seizure and sale of the luxury yacht Alfa Nero, asserting that American courts have no jurisdiction over the matter.
Speaking at Thursday’s post-Cabinet media briefing, Ambassador Lionel Max Hurst, Chief of Staff in the Office of the Prime Minister, confirmed that the government has no intention of complying with the legal request.
“The Prime Minister is not subject to the jurisdiction of any court in the United States,” Hurst said. “We do not expect him to respond to any subpoena issued in that matter.”
The statement comes amid ongoing legal proceedings in the United States involving the Alfa Nero, a superyacht formerly linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Andrey Guryev. The vessel was docked in Antigua’s Falmouth Harbour for over a year before the government seized it in 2023, citing it as abandoned and a risk to public safety. It was later sold to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt for US$67.6 million.
Lawyers in the US are seeking to question Prime Minister Browne as part of a 90-day discovery period, arguing that his public statements and government decisions are central to the legal claims.
However, Antigua maintains that the matter falls squarely within its domestic jurisdiction, noting that the seizure and sale were executed through national legislation. The government has consistently defended the move as legal, transparent, and necessary.
Hurst reiterated that the Alfa Nero was handled in accordance with the laws of Antigua and Barbuda, and any challenges to that process should be addressed locally, not in a foreign court.
The case has drawn international attention due to the yacht’s high profile and the broader geopolitical implications of asset seizures linked to sanctions on Russian nationals.
It remains unclear whether US courts will seek to escalate the matter, but Antigua appears firm in its position that its head of government is beyond the reach of foreign subpoenas in this case.
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Seriously though, she would have to take him to the International Criminal Court, but that court was not created for such nonsense.
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THE PERSON WHO OWNS THE BOAT WAS A RUSSIAN OLIGARCH!
That may be legally so, but historic precedence has shown us that the USA can even go to another country to kidnap the head of state and bring him to account in a US Court. Look at what they did to Noriega from PANAMA. And many others.
The USA Court system act like they are an international court, yet you cannot bring any US citizen to stand trial in that court. Therefore it doesn’t matter what international law says, the USA is above it all.
One article says the PM hired a US lawyer.
This article says they’re ignoring their subpoena.
Which is it PM?
We want you in our kangaroo court where we are the boss over the judiciary.
No problem mon! Anyone to include the PM who doesn’t answer to the subpoenas from the Federal Court will be slapped with SS BENCH WARRANT; so, please advise the PM that means, he will be arrested the minute he steps foot on American soil. He won’t be kidnapped like Aristide from Haiti when Antigua was used as a stopover for the plane
The PM is fully aware, of the power and reach of the US FEDERAL COURTS.
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There is no sovereignity issue here at this Time. None maybe later but certainly not now.
No Attorney in Antigua has the kahuna or b**ls to explain it to the public .
No one is trying to supeoner The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, to face a Discovery.
The Request for Discovery is for “The Corruption of Gaston Brown”
Again! There is no sovereignty issue here.
The Discovery is not for Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister or the county of ANTIGUA and Barbuda
It’s “Gaston Brown” the person not Gaston Brown the Prime Minister.
That’s the individual who will be asked questions under oath.
The fact is the Country Antigua and Barbuda is hiring an attorney on behalf of a group of people involved in what the owner is saying was a currupt undertaking.
Why should tax payers pay for the legal cost to represent Gaston the person in legal proceeding?
Max Hurst continues to insult the intelligence of the Antigua and Barbuda public with this nonsense about sovereignity.
It’s a waste of tax payers money.
When all is said and over Gaston Brown needs to reimburse tax payers.
This is adding insult and salt to injury.
In addition while tax payers are paying it’s a secret who is representing Gaston.
That firm itself may be sued by taxpayers for taking fees paid by the public, when the individual Gaston Brown is a suppose to be paying the legal fees. Thats how it work in in the real world.
There are a lot of contingency attorneys who would be willing to claw back the funds for the taxpayers in the future.
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This is all raw meat for the Top Dwag benefit fed to the baby dwags.
The PM has a CIP Ambassador right here in Antigua who can tell him all about being taking off of plane arrested, and thrown in jail; as he was heading home from the UK for Christmas.
Gaston Brown is smarter than that. He will show up and be grilled. He will experience his real lawyers do their job.
He is likely to lie under oath which will strengthen the lawsuit in Russia ending in a summary judgement.
The litigants are well aware that Antigua and Barbuda is not able to cover their judgement. That’s why they have identified his assets event before discovery.
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