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Iraq, United Kingdom
Lawyers for Sirwan Barzani seek private eyes to substantiate claims against Raedas Consulting

By Matt Bernardini and Michael Sweeney

Published on 10.10.2024 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

Korek Telecom chairman Sirwan Barzani. © US Army Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

As investors Agility and Orange move to enforce billion-dollar arbitration awards against Barzani and his telecoms group, lawyers at Boies Schiller are doubling down on claims that Raedas investigators broke the law to gather evidence for the arbitration.

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