The representative of the Prosecutor General of Russia at the French court denied the political nature of the prosecution of the former head of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov, said the official authorized Russian Supervisory office Marina Gridneva.

A French court on the last working day of the week blesed extradition of Ablyazov. Issuing banker sought Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. In early January, a French court decided to extradite Ablyazov in the Russian Federation or Ukraine, while priority is given to the Russian side.

" in a court hearing on the extradition request was attended by the Commissioner of the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation. He outlined the essence imposed on him of the charges, explained in detail the provisions of the Russian criminal, criminal-procedural and criminal-Executive law, answered questions from the court and lawyers, refuting the arguments of the latter about the political nature of criminal prosecution Ablyazov, " Gridneva said.

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