EU says arrested Unibet CEO Petter Nylander may be innocent |
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BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said the arrested CEO of international onlining gaming company Unibet Group PLC, Petter Nylander, may be innocent of wrongdoing.'It could very well be that somebody has been arrested who is innocent,' commission spokesman Oliver Drewes told reporters.Nylander was detained last night by Dutch authorities under a European arrest warrant issued by French authorities.But Drewes said French gaming monopoly law is not in line with EU legislation.'There was an earlier French arrest based on the French legislation in place and that was therefore invoked by the Dutch border police,' he said.France has until the end of October to conform with EU gaming monopoly legislation, he said, adding that he is 'quite confident that we can work this out' without taking legal action.The arrest relates to proceedings filed in 2006 by the French state-owned lottery companies, Francaise des Jeux and horse betting monopoly PMU against Unibet, alleging breach of French laws from 1836 and 1891 protecting state-owned monopolies.victoria.main@thomson.comvm/vs/vsCOPYRIGHTCopyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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Unibet slams arrest of CEO Petter Nylander for breach of French monopoly law 