The U.S. justice Department is disappointed by the refusal of the Austrian court in the extradition of Firtash
Alexey Bogdanovsky. The U.S. justice Department is disappointed by the refusal of the Austrian court in granting Ukrainian businessman Dmitry Firtash and filed an appeal against this decision, said Last news Commissioner of the Ministry of Peter Carr.
"We expressed disappointment with the court's decision and filed an appeal," said Carr.
before the Judge of the Land court of Vienna in criminal cases Christoph Bauer said that a businessman can leave Austria, but made a security Deposit of EUR 125 million is required to remain in Austria until the sentence comes into legal force.
The judge explained his decision by the fact that the United States of materials is insufficient to render a decision on the extradition of businessman in the USA, where he is suspected of giving bribes to Indian politicians.
The Prosecutor at the trial has already filed for an appeal. She said she provided documents sufficient for a decision on extradition. The judge declared that the American side has not responded to requests for additional information and did not want to disclose the identity 2 without return addresses of the witnesses on whose testimony the prosecution is being built.
Firtash was placed behind bars in Vienna on request of the USA in March 2014 and then released under the largest in the history of Austria bail of 125 million euros. The United States accused the Ukrainian oligarch and five other businessmen in giving bribes to Indian politicians in 18, 5 million dollars in exchange for licenses to develop fields in India.