Tag: Victor Bout
By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Sat Nov 24, 2012 at 08:52:00 AM EST
Tags: Victor Bout (all tags)
Posted on Sat Nov 24, 2012 at 08:52:00 AM EST
Tags: Victor Bout (all tags)
Two weeks ago, the U.S. denied Russia's request to return Viktor Bout to Russia under the 1983 Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. The full letter of denial is here. DOJ's reasons:
"The United States denied the transfer application because the prisoner has a pending appeal, because of the seriousness of the offense, because of serious law enforcement concerns and because the prisoner is a poor candidate due to his criminal history."
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said it won't give up. It believes Bout's extradition from Thailand to the U.S. and his prosecution were politically motivated. [More...]
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