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Beny Steinmetz to appeal Swiss court's corruption ruling - statement

FILE PHOTO: Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz, next to his lawyer Marc Bonnant, leaves the courthouse after the verdict on corruption charges, in Geneva, Switzerland January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Mining magnate Beny Steinmetz said he would appeal against a guilty verdict for corruption upheld by a Swiss appeals court on Tuesday, saying the decision was "unfair and politically motivated".

The Geneva court upheld a guilty verdict for corruption made by a lower court in 2021. But it acquitted him of forgery and reduced his sentence to three years' imprisonment of which 18 months must be served.

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