Beny Steinmetz found guilty of bribery in Swiss trial
Mr Steinmetz has always denied allegations of wrongdoing and said he will appeal the ruling all the way to the Supreme Court
22 January 2021 • 7:52pm
Diamond tycoon Beny Steinmetz has been convicted of paying bribes to gain lucrative mining rights and sentenced to five years in prison.
The 64-year-old and two co-defendants were found guilty in a Swiss court of variously paying or arranging payment of $8.5m (£6.2m) in bribes to Mamadie Toure, said to be a wife of the late Guinean president Lansana Conte, to secure rights to the iron ore-rich Simandou region in Guinea.