Int'l tribunal dismisses Iranian investor's 770 bln-won claim against Seoul

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SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- An international arbitration body has dismissed a 770 billion-won (US$566 million) damages claim by an Iranian investor against Seoul in a case stemming from a failed takeover of a South Korean company, the justice ministry said Wednesday.

A panel under the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled in favor of South Korea in the case brought by six members of Iran's Dayyani family in 2021, seeking compensation for Seoul's delayed transfer of funds over a prior arbitration, according to the ministry.

The panel sided with South Korea in the case and ordered the Dayyanis to pay about 4 billion won to South Korea for legal expenses and around 800 million won in administrative fees, the ministry said.

Kang Jun-ha (C), head of the justice ministry's international legal affairs department, speaks during a briefing at the government complex in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, on Sept. 30, 2026. (Yonhap)

The original case traces back to 2015, when the Dayyanis, a major shareholder of Entekhab Industrial Group, filed for arbitration after South Korea's state-run Korea Asset Management Corp. canceled a contract to sell a major stake in Daewoo Electronics to Entekhab in 2011.

In a 2018 arbitration, Seoul was ordered to pay 73 billion won plus interest in compensation to the Dayyanis over the failed takeover of Daewoo Electronics. The ruling was finalized in December 2019, with Seoul making payment in April 2022.

The Dayyanis filed a new case in October 2021, claiming damages of 770 billion won from the delayed payment. Seoul attributed the delay to the need for approval from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

The PCA panel ruled that Seoul did not discriminate against the Dayyanis over the delay, saying the need for an OFAC approval was justified considering U.S. sanctions against Iran and the global economic situation, the ministry said.

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Int'l tribunal dismisses Iranian investor's 770 bln-won claim against Seoul

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首尔，9月30日（韩联社）——韩国司法部周三表示，国际仲裁机构驳回了一名伊朗投资者针对首尔提出的7700亿韩元（5.66亿美元）的损害赔偿请求。该案源于伊朗对一家韩国公司的收购失败。

据伊朗外交部称，位于海牙的常设仲裁法院 (PCA) 的一个小组在 2021 年伊朗达亚尼家族六名成员提起的诉讼中裁定韩国胜诉，该诉讼要求韩国赔偿首尔方面因先前仲裁而延迟支付的款项。

该部表示，专家组支持韩国的立场，并命令达亚尼家族向韩国支付约 40 亿韩元的法律费用和约 8 亿韩元的行政费用。

2026年9月30日，韩国司法部国际法律事务局局长姜俊河（中）在首尔以南果川市政府大楼举行的新闻发布会上发表讲话。（韩联社）

最初的案件可以追溯到 2015 年，当时 Entekhab 工业集团的大股东 Dayyanis 家族在韩国国营的韩国资产管理公司于 2011 年取消了向 Entekhab 出售大宇电子主要股份的合同后，提起了仲裁。

2018年的一项仲裁裁决中，首尔被责令向达亚尼家族支付730亿韩元外加利息，作为其收购大宇电子失败的赔偿。该裁决于2019年12月最终生效，首尔于2022年4月支付了赔偿金。

2021年10月，达亚尼家族提起新的诉讼，要求赔偿因拖欠款项造成的7700亿韩元损失。首尔方面则将拖欠归咎于需要获得美国外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）的批准。

伊朗外交部表示，常设仲裁法院小组裁定，首尔方面并未因延误而歧视达亚尼家族，并称考虑到美国对伊朗的制裁和全球经济形势，获得外国资产控制办公室（OFAC）的批准是合理的。

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