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Firtash Remains in Vienna for the Time Being: Regional Court Stops Extradition to the USA
The long-running legal dispute over Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash's extradition to the USA has taken a new turn. The Vienna Regional Court ruled that the controversial businessman's extradition to the United States was inadmissible. However, this decision may not be the last word in the internationally sensational case, as the Vienna public prosecutor's office has already announced that it will appeal by December 16.
The Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash, who is suspected of corruption, will probably remain in Austria for the time being. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Authorized Ukrainian TV channel «Inter» Youtube stream [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]
The legal disputes surrounding Firtasch, arrested in Vienna in 2014, have been dragging on for a decade now. At the time, the US government had obtained an international arrest warrant for him. It accused him of being involved in a corruption network relating to a planned titanium deal in India. Interestingly, the alleged offenses are said not to have taken place directly in the US or…
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