Karlheinz Schreiber was extradited today from Canada to Germany to face criminal charges of tax evasion, bribery, and fraud in his dealings with former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl which involved illegal political financing.
Schreiber was also implicated in a political corruption scheme in Canada involving former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Hearings on Schreiber’s dealings with Mulroney ended last week and Schreiber was then immediately extradited to Germany, arriving in Munich this morning and transported to a jail in Augsburg.
Both of the corruption scandals revolve around the sale and distribution of Fuchs military light armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia. Schreiber claims that both of the attempted prosecutions are politically driven and that he is not guilty of the alleged crimes.
Schreiber, who is 75, is a dual citizen of Germany and Canada and therefore could not defend against extradition based on jurisdiction.
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