Siemens fugitive likely to be extradited

It is very likely that Michalis Christoforakos, the former CEO of Siemens Hellas, will be extradited to Greece even if he stands trial in Germany, according to a spokesman of the prosecutor’s office there. Alfons Obermeier said that evidence presented by Greek judicial officials upon their visit to Germany was satisfactory and that only some clarification remained. He said Christoforakos’s lawyers were mistaken if they believed he would not be extradited. According to sources, the Germans want assurances that Christoforakos will serve in Greece whatever sentence is passed on him in Germany, which is more lenient than Greek law on the charges he faces. It has emerged that German prosecutors are not happy with the stance adopted by Christoforakos. Judicial sources in Munich say he is giving information “one drop at a time.”... [read full story]                    

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