Arcady Gaydamak: no true loyalty to Israel
Published by Avi Green on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 11:49 AM.
Arcady Gaydamak, the Russian businessman who ran unsuccessfully for Jerusalem mayor, has left the country to escape the debt collectors and prosecution for illegal arms dealing, and now, he's even willing to give up his Israeli citizenship:
I assume he had French citizenship too, and maybe he'll be giving that up as well if that's what it takes to evade justice.
(IsraelNN.com) The man who wanted to be mayor of Jerusalem a few months ago is now hoping to renounce his Israeli citizenship and return to being a full-fledged Russian citizen.Gee, I guess he's going to join the commie regime, eh? But even if he had been elected mayor, it's possible that he'd be forced to resign if a serious indictment were issued against him. I'm disappointed with him for descending into corruption, and I guess we won't be seeing him around here again in the forseeable future.
Arcadi Gaydamak has applied to the Russian government to restore his citizenship, according to his attorney, who told IDF Army Radio on Thursday that the Russian-Israeli billionaire would give up his Israeli citizenship if his request is granted.
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The business tycoon is currently trying to escape a French lawsuit in connection with the sale of some $791 million worth of Russian weapons to Angola from 1993 to 2000, in violation of French laws.
Because Russia and France have no mutual legal agreement, Gaydamak will be safe from French justice – to be decided on March 4 -- if he becomes a Russian citizen.
I assume he had French citizenship too, and maybe he'll be giving that up as well if that's what it takes to evade justice.
