The court of appeal of Kuwait has decided to release sentenced to ten years the Russian Maria Lazarus Deposit of 20 million Kuwaiti dinars (more than $65 million).
- RIA Novosti
This was stated by Advisor to the Chairman of the chamber of Commerce of Moscow Vladimir Sidorov, providing Russian support.
“At the moment the court decided to cancel the decision of the court of first instance (imprisonment sentence of ten years. — RT) and the release of Lazarus and its Kuwaiti partner, if each of them will pay a Deposit in the amount of 20 million Kuwaiti Dinar”, — quotes its words of RIA Novosti.
The court reconvened the hearing on the revision of the appeal to the Russians on June 9.
In late April the court of appeal in Kuwait has postponed the sentencing of Russian citizen Maria Lazareva until 5 may.
In may 2018, a Kuwaiti court sentenced Lazarus to ten years of imprisonment on charges of embezzlement of funds of the Kuwaiti port authority.