The businessman was convicted by the Romanian Supreme Court on December 18, 2020 over fraudulent land deals and the warrant was issued to enforce the five year prison sentence.
However, Interpol’s supervisory committee (CCF) said on October 29 that the warrant against Steinmetz be erased as it was “politically motivated.” Greek authorities had not updated their records, notes daily kathimerini.
Israeli business news website Globes also notes that “Steinmentz was detained, even though the order for his detention was cancelled in all European countries, before his flight to Greece. Steinmetz is being allowed to move freely around Greece but is being prevented from leaving the country, until the matter is clarified.”
Sources familiar with the decision claim that the detention in Greece is the result of a serious breakdown in removing the notice from border controls in Europe, the Globes adds.
Greek inefficiency when it comes to keeping records updated.
Same applies with the Covid situation in general. Covid recovery system has a 30 delay, meanwhile free months reduced from 6 to 3!!! By the time 30 days has passed they will change it to 2 !!!