Beny Steinmetz was one of five people held following a series of raids on homes and offices in the country. The deal has been under investigation in the US, Switzerland and Guinea, as well as Israel. After his previous arrest, Steinmetz was obliged to surrender his Israeli and French passports and he was told that he could not leave Israel for 180 days. Steinmetz and BSGR deny the allegation, which they say concerns an “obsolete” matter. The statement did not identify those detained, nor name the country allegedly involved.

Source: The Guardian August 14, 2017 13:13 UTC