France to extradite fugitive Russian ex-official in major fraud caseA court in Aix-en-Provance, France, on Thursday ruled to extradite Alexei Kuznetsov, a former finance minister of the Moscow Region to Russia, Investigative Committee reports.14:56 16.01.2014
Former BTA Bank CEO appeals French extradition rulingThe lawyers of fugitive ex-CEO of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov have filed cassation appeals against the extradition ruling, French media reported.10:31 16.01.2014
Fugitive mogul Polonsky released with no restrictionsRussian real estate giant Sergei Polonsky theoretically can leave Cambodia for a country that lacks an extradition agreement with Russia, attorney Aleksandr Karabanov said at a press conference on Tuesday.12:12 14.01.2014
Amnesty International calls to prevent extradition of ex-BTA Bank headAmnesty International appeals to the French authorities to prevent the extradition of fugitive ex-CEO of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia or Ukraine, according to the NGO’s statement released on Friday.10:26 10.01.2014
French court rules to extradite fugitive banker Ablyazov to Russia or UkraineA court in France's Aix-en-Provence on Thursday ruled to extradite fugitive BTA Bank ex-CEO Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia or Ukrauine, with the priority given to the Russian side, AFP reports.14:48 09.01.2014
French prosecutors support extradition of fugitive Russian officialFrench prosecutors fully support the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office request to extradite Alexei Kuznetsov, a former finance minister of the Moscow Region, who is sought after the $333 million fraud, a Prosecutor General’s Office representative told RIA Novosti on Friday.10:26 20.12.2013
Ex-Moscow Region official faces charges in $333 mln fraud schemeAlexei Kuznetsov, the former finance minister of the Moscow Region, will be charged in connection with an 11 billion ruble (over $333 million) fraud once he has been extradited from France.18:15 18.12.2013
French prosecutors seek to extradite ex-BTA Bank CEO Ablyazov to RussiaThe Prosecutor General's Office of Aix-en-Provence asked to grant a request for extradition of former BTA Bank CEO Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia because more serious crimes have been committed there, AFP reported.10:36 13.12.2013
French court begins ex-BTA Bank CEO Ablyazov extradition hearingCourt of Aix-en-Provence on Thursday began the hearing of extradition of former BTA Bank CEO Mukhtar Ablyazov to Ukraine.14:55 12.12.2013
Austria turns over Russian banker sought for $60 mln embezzlementAustria has extradited banker Alexander Gitelson detained for the alleged embezzlement of nearly $60 million, Russia's Interior Ministry reported Thursday.10:24 12.12.2013
Russian banker sought for $60 mln embezzlement to be extradited from AustriaAustria is about to extradite banker Alexander Gitelson detained for the alleged embezzlement of nearly $60 million, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office reports on Wednesday.15:15 11.12.2013
France yet to file an extradition request for businessman GaydamakFrench prosecutors will press for the extradition of Israeli businessman Arkady Gaydamak from Switzerland, but no such request was filed as of yet, his attorney Pierre-Daniel Eggly told Russia-24 news channel.15:57 27.11.2013
Arrested mogul Polonsky files claims against Russian businessmen with Cambodian courtTroubled real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky filed four motions to initiate criminal cases against several Russian businessmen living in Cambodia.14:59 27.11.2013
Uralkali CEO Baumgertner extradited to Russia - officialUralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner is being extradited to Russia, Prosecutor General's Office announced on Thursday. He did not appeal his extradition with Belarusian authorities.13:41 21.11.2013
Uralkali CEO Baumgertner soon to be turned over to RussiaBelarus will extradite Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner to Russia in the nearest time, Russia's Prosecutor General's Office announced Thursday.11:29 21.11.2013
Spanish court refuses to extradite fugitive Russian bankerThe Supreme Court of Spain has refused to extradite Ilya Khaikin, former board chairman of Vneshagrobank and a director at Diskont Bank, who is suspected of seizing land in the Moscow Region.10:51 13.11.2013
Fugitive mogul Polonsky allegedly arrested in CambodiaFugitive real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky, according to preliminary data, has been arrested in Cambodia, lawyer Alexander Karabanov told RAPSI on Monday.10:28 11.11.2013
Spain to extradite BTA Bank ex-CEO’s security chiefNational Court of Spain confirmed its decision to extradite the chief of security of the former BTA Bank CEO Mukhtar Ablyazov, Aleksandr Pavlov, EFE agency reports on Friday.17:11 08.11.2013
Serbia to extradite nationalist detained in Moscow judge's murder investigationSerbia is planning to extradite Russian national Ilya Goryachev, suspected of involvement in a Russian extremist movement, on Friday, Russia's Interior Ministry reported.13:34 08.11.2013
Possible Russian plea deal for fugitive tycoon Polonsky – attorneyRussian investigators may enter into a plea deal with fugitive real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky pending his willingness to return to Russia and compensate the damages presently being sought against him in an embezzlement case.12:34 08.11.2013