Uganda seeks Interpol help to arrest Bolton boss
Mr Zeev Shiff. File photo
Kampala- Uganda has sought help from Interpol to arrest and extradite former executive manager of Bolton International over a range of criminal cases including issuing bad cheques.
Interpol has now put Zeev Shiff, on red notice as a wanted person.
Mr Elly Womanya, the deputy director Interpol (Uganda), confirmed Mr Shiff was a fugitive, saying: “We have failed to get him yet he has cases to answer. So we have decided to seek help from our partners...”
Bolton International deals in agricultural inputs. Among the countries he is suspected to be hiding in are Israel, Kenya, Rwanda, UK and Canada.
In one of the cases, Mr Shiff is wanted for issuing bad cheques to Electrical and General Services in which he obtained generators.
Issuing a false cheque is criminal and is punishable by imprisonment of not less than five years or a fine not exceeding double the amount represented on the cheque or both.
In Uganda, the warrant of arrest was recently issued by Nakawa Chief Magistrate, Emmanuel Baguma.
“Locate and arrest with a view of extradition. The country at the request of which the present notice has been published has given assurances that extradition will be sought upon arrest of the person, in conformity with national laws,” the Interpol red notice reads in part.
Although police used the false cheque to pursue him, Mr Shiff has other pending cases, which were opened by several complaints.
In 2013, Balton Uganda sued Bolton International over allegations that it was duping the public “into believing that they are part of Balton, which it said had injured its business”.
