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| German trial for Kohl-era figure | |
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| A Canadian judge has turned down a last-minute appeal by a German businessman against his extradition on corruption charges. | A Canadian judge has turned down a last-minute appeal by a German businessman against his extradition on corruption charges. |
| Karlheinz Schreiber, 75, is wanted for tax evasion, bribery and fraud in Germany, and has been fighting extradition for nearly 10 years. | Karlheinz Schreiber, 75, is wanted for tax evasion, bribery and fraud in Germany, and has been fighting extradition for nearly 10 years. |
| He figured in a fund-raising scandal involving ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl. | He figured in a fund-raising scandal involving ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl. |
| Mr Schreiber, who has denied wrongdoing, handed himself into a detention centre in Toronto. | Mr Schreiber, who has denied wrongdoing, handed himself into a detention centre in Toronto. |
| He had appealed at a court in Ontario against his imminent extradition. | He had appealed at a court in Ontario against his imminent extradition. |
| Canadian case | Canadian case |
| Mr Schreiber is accused in Germany of evading taxes on millions of dollars from commissions for arms deals. | Mr Schreiber is accused in Germany of evading taxes on millions of dollars from commissions for arms deals. |
| He was also at the centre of a scandal surrounding the funding of Helmut Kohl's Christian Democrat Party, the CDU. | He was also at the centre of a scandal surrounding the funding of Helmut Kohl's Christian Democrat Party, the CDU. |
| The scandal began with the emergence of a series of undeclared contributions given by Mr Schreiber. | The scandal began with the emergence of a series of undeclared contributions given by Mr Schreiber. |
| Mr Schreiber, who has both German and Canadian citizenship, was arrested under a German warrant in Canada in 1999. He was released on bail in 2007. | Mr Schreiber, who has both German and Canadian citizenship, was arrested under a German warrant in Canada in 1999. He was released on bail in 2007. |
| In a separate, Canadian case, he has been testifying at a public inquiry about his financial dealings with that country's former Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney. | In a separate, Canadian case, he has been testifying at a public inquiry about his financial dealings with that country's former Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney. |
| Mr Mulroney has acknowledged taking C$225,000 (£125,000) from Mr Schreiber in return for promoting a project for a German company, though he denies Mr Schreiber's claim that the money was exchanged while he was still in office. | |
| Public hearings on the case ended last week. | Public hearings on the case ended last week. |