ECHR decision regarding former BTA Bank employee comes into forceThe decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Veronika Yefimova, who claimed that Russia violated her rights in relation to her arrest and detention pending extradition to Kazakhstan, where she faced charges of large-scale embezzlement at BTA Bank, has come into force.11:24 10.07.2013
Russia has ample basis to extradite Snowden - White HouseThe White House believes Russia has ample basis to turn National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden over to the United States, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing Barack Obama's Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.12:21 28.06.2013
Snowden possibly to remain in Russia - WikiLeaksThe whistleblowing organization WikiLeaks said on its Twitter feed on Wednesday that former CIA employee Edward Snowden, wanted by the United States for leaking state secrets, may be permanently stuck in Russia.12:23 26.06.2013
Putin confirms Snowden still in RussiaNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden did arrive in Moscow as a transit passenger, but did not cross the border into the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reported Tuesday, citing a statement made by President Vladimir Putin confirmed Tuesday.20:22 25.06.2013
Spanish court rules to extradite Russian banker - reportThe Supreme Court of Spain has decided to extradite Ilya Khaikin, former board chairman of Vneshagrobank and a director at Diskont Bank, suspected of seizing land in the Moscow Region.12:29 11.06.2013
Uzbek national extradited from Thailand convicted of human traffickingKhursand Akhadova, a citizen of Uzbekistan, has been extradited from Thailand and sentenced to 14.6 years in prison for human trafficking.13:10 10.06.2013
Russia won't intervene in Bakiyev extradition dispute - ambassadorRussia is not going to intervene in the Belarusian-Kyrgyz dispute over the extradition of former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov told a news conference in Minsk on Friday.14:55 07.06.2013
Ecuador urges UK to discuss fate of AssangeMOSCOW, June 3 (RAPSI) - Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino has called on London to discuss the fate of Wikileaks' Julian Assange, who has been living in the Ecuadoran embassy in London since June 2012, even after having been granted political asylum by the South American country last August.10:11 03.06.2013
Belarus says no extradition for former Kyrgyz leader BakiyevBelarus has no plans to extradite former Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who has been convicted in absentia in his native country for abuse of power.16:14 22.05.2013
Kyrgyzstan asks US to explain the dismissal of Maxim Bakiyev's prosecutionKyrgyzstan has requested an explanation from the United States as to why the investigation against Maxim Bakiyev, the son of the former Kyrgyz President, has been closed.12:55 15.05.2013
EU convention does not guarantee extradition of convicts to Russia - lawyerThe Council of Europe's Convention of the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, which Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged to use at a Moscow meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry on May 7, does not guarantee Victor Bout's and Konstantin Yaroshenko's extradition to Russia, says Bout's US attorney Albert Dayan.12:17 14.05.2013
Russia responsible for secret transfer of Tajik national – EСHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has found Russia responsible for the covert and unlawful transfer of a man to Tajikistan where he was later prosecuted and sentenced to imprisonment for offences against national security, the judgment reads.16:31 25.04.2013
Austria considers extradition of Russian banker in $60 mln embezzlement caseThe Vienna State Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday that the possibility of extraditing Russian banker Alexander Gitelson, detained in Austria for the alleged embezzlement of nearly $60 million, will be decided by the Criminal Court of Vienna.11:16 25.04.2013
Gaddafi's cousin to be tried in EgyptA Cairo court has ruled that a criminal case be opened against Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's cousin, who is suspected of attempted murder, resisting arrest and illegal possession of weapons.10:39 22.04.2013
Germany to extradite Swiss citizen suspected of child abuse to RussiaSwiss citizen Rido Marko, suspected of sexually abusing a child from Volgograd, will be extradited from Germany to Russia, the Volgograd Regional Prosecutor's Office reports.11:23 19.04.2013
US extradition violates rights of schizophrenic terror suspect – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday that the UK would be violating the rights of a schizophrenic man charged with conspiring to establish a US-based jihad training camp by extraditing him to the US.15:32 16.04.2013
Ukraine refuses to extradite former Tajik prime ministerUkraine will not extradite former Prime Minister of Tajikistan Abdumalik Abdullojonov. He was charged with plotting the attack on Emomali Rahmon on April 30, 1997.10:16 05.04.2013
Viktor Bout's accomplice consents to being extradited to United StatesArms dealer Viktor Bout's former business partner, the Syrian-born U.S. citizen Richard Chichakli, has given his consent to be extradited to the United States from Australia where he was arrested last January upon the request of U.S. investigators.16:52 04.04.2013
Ghaddafi's cousin refuses to talk with Egyptian prosecutorsAhmed Ghaddafi Al-Dam, the late Libyan dictator Muammar Ghaddafi's cousin, refused to talk with Egyptian prosecutors and was sent back to the Torah prison near Cairo.10:40 01.04.2013
Egypt extradites two Ghaddafi-era officials to LibyaEgypt handed over to Libya two former top Ghaddafi-regime officials, local media reported Tuesday. Former Ambassador to Egypt Ali Maria and former Information Minister Mohammed Ibrahim Ghaddafi were delivered to their home country on a special plane.17:10 26.03.2013