Proxy adviser ISS says a three-year jail sentence handed to AVZ director Graeme Johnston in the Congo for alleged forgery of a share register should preclude him from being re-elected to the lithium explorer’s board.
West Australian mining veteran Mr Johnston and AVZ deny that he forged a share certificate and register, and claim the Criminal Court of Lubumbashi’s verdict in the DRC has no effect given the December 2021 judgment has been appealed to the Supreme Court.
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