{"id":224167,"date":"2020-07-10T14:37:54","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T18:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=224167"},"modified":"2020-07-10T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T18:37:54","slug":"spanish-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-melia-over-land-in-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/world\/spanish-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-melia-over-land-in-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish judge dismisses lawsuit against Meli\u00e1 over land in Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A court in Palma de Mallorca has dismissed Meli\u00e1 Hoteles\u2019 claim regarding its dispute with the Cuban S\u00e1nchez Hill family, former owners of expropriated land in Cuba, where the Spanish company operates two state-owned hotels, and continues the litigation in Spain.<\/p>\n

The heirs of Rafael Lucas S\u00e1nchez Hill, who owned the Santa Luc\u00eda sugar estate, expropriated by the Cuban government, sued Meli\u00e1 before Spanish civil justice to obtain compensation for the use of a property that they consider to have been taken from them illegitimately.<\/p>\n

The Paradisus R\u00edo de Oro and Sol R\u00edo de Luna y Mares hotel complexes are built on these lands, in the province of Holgu\u00edn. These facilities are owned by the state-owned company Gaviota and managed by Meli\u00e1 Hotels International.<\/p>\n

Meli\u00e1 asked the judge to refer a preliminary question to the Court of Justice of the European Union, arguing that the lawsuit should be framed within Community law, an end that has now been rejected by the court, which initially shelved the case.<\/p>\n

The judge complied with the request made by Meli\u00e1 and the prosecution, which alleged lack of jurisdiction and international judicial competence, but had to retake it at the request of the Provincial Court of Palma.<\/p>\n

In April this year, the provincial body admitted the appeal against the case file and recognized the S\u00e1nchez Hills\u2019 right to obtain a sentence in Spain, even if it was dismissive.<\/p>\n

Espa\u00f1a: Tribunal ordena que haya sentencia en demanda contra Meli\u00e0 por hoteles en Cuba<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n