A UK lawyer representing the ex-head of Djibouti's port authority, Abdourahman Borreh, has issued a statement following his client's acquittal on charges of bribery and corruption in a London commercial court.
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| President Omar Guelleh was criticised in court |
The charges were brought by Djibouti's government, which accused Mr Borreh of siphoning millions of dollars from a contract to expand the harbour.
"Mr Justice Flaux rejected all of the claimants’ allegations of bribery and corruption, finding that Mr Borreh was 'justly proud' of what he had achieved for his country, and was 'not a man who would take bribes to sell his country short,'" said lawyer Keir Howie in a statement.
"All of the claimants’ witnesses were found to have been unreliable; and some, including the President of Djibouti [Ismael Omar Guelleh], were found to have given untruthful evidence to the court," he added.
The government and Mr Guelleh, who gave a statement to the court, have not yet commented.
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