Ali Sharif Al-Emadi, a former Qatari finance minister who also served as a chairman of the board of directors at Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad International), has been handed a preliminary 20-year prison sentence on money laundering charges exceeding USD5.6 billion, Reuters reported citing court documents.

As ch-aviation previously reported, Al-Emadi, who is now 55, was arrested in May 2021 when he was one of the most influential business executives in the Middle East. According to reports at the time, the investigation was…

Source: ch aviation
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