Gertler, a ‘King' in Congo, Describes Mine Payments in Arbitration Testimony
The non-public decision revolves around a dispute between Gertler and two former investors. But the document also details for the first time, in his own words, how he paid an associate of the Democratic Republic of Congo's former president to distribute money in local communities, making Gertler 'a king in Congo,' at the same time as he amassed a vast portfolio of mining and oil assets.
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