Cypriot court rules to extradite mining entrepreneur Beny Steinmetz to Romania. He has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to corruptly obtain former royal lands. His representatives say they will appeal the decision to the country’s Supreme Court. Judge Michalis Michael says there was a risk of his fleeing justice, as he would be held in detention until his extradition or the filing of an appeal. He was arrested at Larnaca airport on August 31, on the basis of aissued by Romania after his conviction.
Source: Written by Christodoulos Mavroudis, 2023-10-12; https://www.occrp.org/en/daily//en/daily/18123-cypriot-court-rules-to-extradite-mining-magnate-beny-steinmetz-to-romania