- Maltese court upholds Sweden’s request for businessman’s extradition over VAT carousel fraud
- Court rules that Maltese businessman Mohan Bharwani can be extradited to Sweden to face charges of fraud, tax evasion, and money laundering
- Bharwani was arrested in February on a European Arrest Warrant issued by Swedish authorities
- The extradition is related to a €195 million VAT fraud investigation involving multiple countries
- Bharwani contested his extradition on legal grounds, but the court upheld the decision
- He will be held in custody before being returned to Sweden for trial
Source: maltatoday.com.mt
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