Magistrate finds real risk he would suffer a breach of his fundamental rights, https://timesofmalta.com/ reads. A Romanian prince will not .
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A spokesperson for the Israeli businessman: Interpol canceled the warrant issued by the Romanians, after identifying human rights violations, and violation of Steinmetz's fundamental right to a fair trial in Romania.
Steinmetz in Court over Jackpot Deal with Guinea Government January 12, 21 by John Jeffay (IDEX Online) - Diamond billionaire Beny Steinmetz allegedly paid $10m in bribes to secure rights to iron ore deposits, a Swiss court heard. The deal that his his company BSGR struck with Guinea, one of Africa s poorest countries, in 2008 was described as winning the jackpot . He paid around $160m for the exploration a nd mining rights, then sold half of them to Vale, the Brazilian multinational mining company, for $2.5bn.
Guinea is believed to have the world s largest untapped reserves of iron ore. In 2014 BSGR was stripped of its remaining mining rights, amid claims by the Guinea government of corruption - claims that the company denied.
Diamond Billionaire Steinmetz Sentenced to Five Years for Land Fraud December 20, 20 by John Jeffay (IDEX Online) - Beny Steinmetz, the diamond a nd real estate billionaire, has been handed a five-year jail term by a court in Romania after he was convicted of a land deal fraud. The country s Supreme Court overturned the decision by a lower district court to acquit him last year. Steinmetz, 65, ( pictured) an Israeli national, was accused of being involved in corrupt enterprise to recover land that had been nationalized by the government before the collapse of communism there in 1989. He was jointly convicted with Israeli media consultant Tal Silberstein. Both men insist the appeal proceeding was flawed a