Unibet Boss Still In Custody (Update)

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Published: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 mgowanbo.cc

Awaiting transfer to France and hopefully a withdrawal of charges

Hopes that Petter Nylander, the CEO of Unibet detained at Schipol airport on a European warrant signed by a French judge would be released following an international outcry faded today as arrangements went ahead for his transfer to France.

Earlier, statements by French spokesmen that the charges laid against him by French gambling monopolies for contravening 19th century laws should be withdrawn gave hope that the executive would be released immediately, but this has not transpired.

Instead, Nylander has been released from the airport holding facility to an Amsterdam hotel, where he has been able to consult with lawyers and speak with management at his company.

Ragnar Hellenius, chief financial officer and deputy CEO said: “I am very pleased to confirm that I have spoken to Petter over the phone. He is now together with our lawyers at a hotel in Amsterdam. Under the circumstances, we had of course wanted this process to be faster and that Petter had been transferred to Paris immediately. We take for granted that when Petter finally is on French soil, the judge will release him very soon without charge. Petter is obviously very tired and the detention has not been pleasant. He is still in the good mood and wants to be released in order for him to join his family.”

Nylander lives in the UK, and was detained as he boarded a flight home from Amsterdam on Monday.

Ewout Keelers, legal counsel at Unibet, said Nylander's arrest was a political act. "To use an arrest warrant to protect a gambling monopoly is way beyond that which could be viewed as acceptable," he said.

Nylander’s lawyer Dominique Santacru said the arrest had its real roots in a request the French government made to speak to him about the company’s activities in the French market earlier this year.

In response, Nylander had suggested that such a hearing should be held in the UK as he did not want to be placed under arrest, a fate that had befallen former Unibet deputy chief executive Didier Dewyn in April of this year. The European arrest warrant was then issued by a judge in the Paris suburb of Nanterre as a result of Nylander’s 'refusal' to attend the hearing.

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出版：周三， 2007年10月24日mgowanbo.cc

等待转往法国希望撤军收费

希望彼特莫名其妙，总裁兼首席执行官硬碰扣留在schipol机场对欧洲手令签署了由一位法国法官将被释放后，国际舆论哗然，褪色今天安排先行前往，为他转移到法国。

此前，报表由法国代言人，有关收费奠定了对他的法语赌博垄断违反了十九世纪的法律应该撤回了希望，即行政机关将立即予以释放，但这种情况并没有一个时期。

相反，这辆已被释放，从机场控股设施，以阿姆斯特丹酒店，在那里他已经能够征询律师讲管理，在他的公司。

ragnar hellenius ，财务总监及副总裁说： "我很高兴地证实，我曾谈过的彼特超过了电话。他现在是连同我们的律师在一间酒店在阿姆斯特丹。在这种情况下，我们有，当然希望这个过程变得更快，并且彼特已经被转到巴黎立即。我们理所当然地认为，当彼特最后是对法国的土壤后，法官将他释放很快，没有受到起诉。彼特显然很疲倦，并拘留没有得到愉快的。他仍然在良好的心情，并希望被释放，以便他能够参加他的家人。 "

这辆生活在英国逗留期间，被拘留，因为他登上飞机从阿姆斯特丹周一。

ewout keelers ，律师在硬碰，说莫名其妙的逮捕是一项政治行为。 "用了逮捕证，并保护了赌博垄断是远远超出了那些可以被看作是可接受的， "他说。

美联社的律师多米尼克santacru说，逮捕了其真正的根源在于要求法国政府作了发言，向他了解了公司的活动，在法国市场今年早些时候。

对此，美联社曾建议说，这样的听证应被关押在英国，因为他不希望被划归逮捕，命运已经降临前硬碰副总裁这场dewyn在今年4月。欧洲逮捕令发出，然后由法官在巴黎郊区的农泰尔由于莫名其妙的'拒'出席听证会。