Dr. Boris Sheinkman allegedly gave bribes to Kazakh officials.
President Shimon Peres has asked Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to work for the release of Dr. Boris Sheinkman, a businessman representing Israeli defense companies. Dr. Sheinkman was arrested for allegedly giving bribes to senior Kazakh officials.
The subject of Dr. Sheinkman was not scheduled to be discussed by the two leaders. However, after discussions on the matter last night President Peres decided to raise the sensitive subject. Dr. Sheinkman was arrested several months ago as part of a bribery affair that caused a storm in Kazakhstan and among the Israeli defense industry working in Muslim countries. Arrested along with Dr. Sheinkman was Kazakhstan's Deputy Defense Minister Kazhimurat Mayermanov, who was said to have taken bribes from Israeli companies.
Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on June 30, 2009
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