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Afghan cabinet nominee wanted by Interpol for tax evasion
Source: Reuters
Afghan cabinet nominee wanted by Interpol for tax evasion
BY HAMID SHALIZI
KABUL Sat Jan 17, 2015 1:40pm EST
(Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's nominee for agriculture minister in the new cabinet is on an Interpol wanted list for tax evasion in Estonia, a fact Ghani's spokesman said was unknown to his office at the time of his nomination.
Interpol's website lists Mohammad Yaqub Haidari, 52, as wanted in Estonia for "large-scale tax evasion, fraudulent conversion" in cases dating back to 2003.
A spokesman for Ghani, Nazifullah Salarzai, said Saturday that the presidential office was unaware Haidari had any legal troubles but was investigating.
Although Haidari has been on the wanted list for years, it was not widely known or reported in Afghanistan.
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BY HAMID SHALIZI
KABUL Sat Jan 17, 2015 1:40pm EST
(Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's nominee for agriculture minister in the new cabinet is on an Interpol wanted list for tax evasion in Estonia, a fact Ghani's spokesman said was unknown to his office at the time of his nomination.
Interpol's website lists Mohammad Yaqub Haidari, 52, as wanted in Estonia for "large-scale tax evasion, fraudulent conversion" in cases dating back to 2003.
A spokesman for Ghani, Nazifullah Salarzai, said Saturday that the presidential office was unaware Haidari had any legal troubles but was investigating.
Although Haidari has been on the wanted list for years, it was not widely known or reported in Afghanistan.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/17/us-afghanistan-cabinet-idUSKBN0KQ0R520150117
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