Vinnik’s lawyer announces possible extradition to the US
- July 1, 2022
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The French court ruled against the Russian Alexander Vinnik, as a result of which he could be extradited to Greece and then to the USA. As lawyer Frederic
The French court ruled against the Russian Alexander Vinnik, as a result of which he could be extradited to Greece and then to the USA.
As lawyer Frederic Belo told Kommersant, the court rejected his appeal, challenging the five-year sentence:
“As a result, Oleksandr Vinnik, who has served his prison term, will be transferred to Greece and then to the United States, as he has already accepted Greece’s extradition request to the United States.”
The transfer was supposed to happen on Thursday, June 30. However, the defense filed an urgent appeal to suspend Vinnik’s deportation from France and also appealed to the European Court of Human Rights.
Recall that in 2017 a Russian was detained in Greece on suspicion of laundering 4 billion dollars through the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange. At the same time, US authorities confiscated the BTC-e domain.
The court accepted Vinnik’s extradition request upon the simultaneous request of three countries, namely the USA, Russia and France.
In 2019, the Greek authorities decided to extradite him to France. It was returned in January 2020. In December, the Russian was found guilty of money laundering via BTC-e and sentenced to five years in prison and a €100,000 fine.
In case of further extradition to the US, Vinnik faces more than 50 years in prison.
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