Antwerp Judge Puts Nyrstar Under Suspicion for False Accounting

The investigating judge overseeing a criminal probe into Nyrstar NV has formally placed the company under suspicion of using false annual accounts.

• The judge in the Antwerp investigation also suspects Nyrstar committed alleged forgery and misused corporate assets, the company said in a statement
• Nyrstar has “not yet been granted access to the criminal file and is therefore not in a position to comment further on the allegations or the underlying facts,” it said
• It continues to cooperate with the criminal investigation
• The investigating judge oversees complex investigations and is not the judicial authority overseeing the matter when it comes ...