Bout's wife has yet to submit documents needed for his extraditionAlleged arms dealer Viktor Bout's wife has not yet presented the Justice Ministry with the documents needed to submit an extradition request on her husband's behalf.15:22 04.07.2012
Bout's defense intends to refer to U.S. pardoning commissionThe defense of Russian citizen Viktor Bout sentenced in the United States to 25 years in prison is determined to appeal the sentence as well as refer to the U.S. pardoning commission.15:19 29.06.2012
Bout not ready to waive his right to appeal in order to be extraditedThe Justice Ministry is prepared to file a request for the extradition of businessman Viktor Bout, convicted in the United States, under the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, but Bout is not ready to waive his right to appeal, a necessary condition for his extradition.12:50 29.06.2012
Bout in Oklahoma City's transit prisonRussian citizen Viktor Bout is now being held in Oklahoma City's transit prison. He was transferred there from a Brooklyn prison on Wednesday.12:08 08.06.2012
Russia will not give up U.S. spy for BoutFormer FSB colonel Valery Mikhailov, sentenced to 18 years in prison for giving secret papers to the United States, cannot not be exchanged in return for Viktor Bout, sentenced in the United States for arms trafficking.13:51 07.06.2012
U.S. court agrees to move Bout from 'supermax' to medium-security prisonA U.S. court has decided to transfer alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout to a medium-security prison in Marion, Illinois after a three-party meeting between the Attorney's Office, the court and the defense.14:31 04.06.2012
Prosecutor General requests U.S. to treat Bout as ordinary prisoner, not terroristThe Prosecutor General's Office believes that Russian Viktor Bout, who has been convicted in the United States, should be treated as an ordinary prisoner in a U.S. prison, rather than a dangerous hardened criminal.13:15 30.05.2012
Bout's accomplice sentenced to 5 years in prisonA U.S. court has sentenced a South African pilot who testified against his former associate and jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to five years in jail.09:28 24.05.2012
Justice Ministry has no return petition from BoutThe Justice Ministry did not receive a petition from alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout to return to Russia14:25 23.05.2012
U.S. may return Bout to Russia under international conventionRussian businessman Viktor Bout convicted in the United States may be returned to Russia based on the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, as long as Bout consents and the justice ministries of both countries undertake certain steps.12:46 21.05.2012
Russia is ready for dialogue with the U.S. over Bout's return homeMoscow is ready to discuss alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout's possible return to Russia with the United States.14:56 18.05.2012
Only diplomats can resolve issue of Bout's turn over to RussiaActing Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov stated on Thursday that only a diplomatic decision could lead to alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout being handed over to Russia to serve his sentence at home.15:00 17.05.2012
Bout's transfer to max security prison in Colorado postponedU.S. prosecutors have postponed the transfer of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout from his Brooklyn jail to a super maximum security prison in Colorado.12:38 16.05.2012
Bout's wife turns to Russian authorities for helpThe wife of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who has been sentenced in the United States to 25 years in jail and is soon to be transferred to a Colorado maximum security prison for terrorists, appeals to the Russian authorities.10:28 14.05.2012
Bout to serve sentence in Colorado high security prisonViktor Bout will serve his prison sentence in a high security prison in Colorado.11:46 11.05.2012
Bout calls on Russia to sue United States and Thailand in international courtRussian businessman and alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout has asked State Duma deputies to sue the United States and Thailand in the international court during a video conference on Thursday.18:45 12.04.2012
Bout refuses idea of plea bargain with U.S. courtRussian businessman and alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout has said that he will not enter into a plea bargain with a U.S. court because he is innocent.18:14 12.04.2012
RAPSI: online video broadcast over Viktor Bout sentenceThe Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) held a live broadcast of a Moscow-New York video conference over Viktor Bout sentence. Alleged arms dealer participated from the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC)in Brooklyn, New York.15:55 12.04.2012
Russia seeks repatriation of Bout, YaroshenkoMoscow will take all possible legal steps to ensure the repatriation of Russian businessman Viktor Bout and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko sentenced to long prison terms in the United States.09:50 12.04.2012
RAPSI to hold Moscow-NY video conference over Bout caseThe Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) will broadcast live a Moscow-New York video conference on the “Bout case: First the sentence, what’s next?” Alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout will participate from prison.17:09 11.04.2012