UP candidate Matser to face tax-evasion charges
PHILIPSBURG--The criminal court case against local businessman Silvio Matser and his company Energizer N.V., which was initially scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed until December 3.
Matser, who is the owner of Energizer N.V., is charged with tax evasion to the amount of US $3.2 million, in connection with non-payment of income tax, social security premiums for workers and turnover tax on behalf of his construction company.
Matser is running in the parliamentary election as the number 23 candidate on United People's (UP) party slate.
Energizer's director was held and questioned on January 25, 2013, in connection with this tax investigation.
The formal charges include tax evasion and forgery of tax returns allegedly committed between January 1, 2006, and October 10, 2010, and alleged tax evasion over the fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
Energizer's 47-year-old director is denying the allegations Read more
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