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Canadian director gets fifteen years in prison in Cuba – Parool.nl

Canadian director gets fifteen years in prison in Cuba – Parool.nl

28-09-14 4:51 pm – Source: Reuters

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A court in Cuba, the general manager of a major Canadian transportation sentenced to fifteen years in prison for bribery. Two of his close associates to prison. Twelve and eight years

The company director Cy Tokmakjian (74), Tokmakjian Group also annually for approximately $ 80 million business with Cuba. This involves the sale of transport and transport and

equipment for the mining industry. What exactly the corruption exists is not clear. In the case are also fourteen Cubans sued. Their verdict is not yet decided.

In addition to the prison sentence, Cuba has also $ 100 million in assets seized from Tokmakjian Group. The company calls the verdict “absurd” and argues that the case discourages foreign investors to do business with the communist country.

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