Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz has been freed from custody in Greece but banned from travelling outside the country as he awaits a court ruling on a Romanian-issued arrest warrant, police and legal sources said Monday.

After arriving on a private plane at Athens International Airport on Sunday evening, Greek police detained Steinmetz, according to police sources.

A European arrest warrant has been issued against him on behalf of Romania on accusations related to participation in a criminal organisation, a police official said on condition of anonymity.

On Monday, the 68-year-old appeared before a prosecutor who decided that he should be freed on bail, with restrictions including a travel ban, as he awaits a judicial panel's decision on his arrest and extradition.

In 2022, a Greek court that examined his case based on a Romanian-issued arrest warrant against him, had ruled against his extradition.