ATHENS (Reuters) – Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz has been detained in Athens on an arrest warrant issued by Romania, police and legal sources said on Monday.
The 68-year old was detained on Sunday, hours after arriving on a private aircraft at Athens International Airport, police sources said.
The European arrest warrant was issued against him on behalf of Romania on accusations related to participation in a criminal organisation, a police official said on condition of anonymity.
Steinmetz was expected to appear before a prosecutor on Monday.
(Reporting by Yannis Souliotis; Writing by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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