BTA Bank welcomes the decision of the court of France to extradite Ablyazov

Victoria Ivanova. Kazakhstan's BTA Bank welcomes the decision of the court of Cassation (Supreme court) of France to extradite former head of the Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov in the Russian Federation or Ukraine, reported in circulation Bank.

"Today's decision of the court of Cassation further brings us to the fact that Mr. Ablyazov will face justice for their actions," said the Commissioner of the Bank.

along with this, the legal Advisor of BTA Bank in France Antonin levy said that " sequential decision of the French judiciary and Today's decision Ablyazov emphasizes the legality of extradition requests ".

"There is no doubt that Ablyazov has made a collision with a fair hearing in the French legal system and the court will limit Its attempts to defend justice by further legal maneuvering," added Levi.

before Wednesday, the court of cassation of France rejected the appeal Ablyazov, leaving unchanged the decision on extradition banker accused of financial irregularities in the billions of dollars. For the extradition of Ablyazov Prime Minister of the Fifth Republic will be required to sign a decree on the transfer Him to justice one of the countries. This solution is able to be appealed to the French Council of State.

Ablyazov was arrested in France in July 2013 and since then placed under arrest, extradition achieve the Russian Federation and Ukraine, while Kazakhstan has with France Treaty of extradition. In January 2014, the court of Appeal of AIX-EN-Provence, has called for the extradition of a banker, but in April the decision was reversed by the court of Cassation on formal occasion. It was revised in the court of Appeal of Lyon, which at the end of October also recommended to satisfy the request for extradition of a banker, giving priority to the Russian side.

The Prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation expects that this year Ablyazov will be in Russia, where there is already a warrant for His detention. The former banker is charged with several offences, as well as among them fraud, forgery, abuse of authority.

Kazakhstan accuses Ablyazov in financial irregularities amounting to more than $ 6 billion. The case was initiated in 2009. Then he fled the country and had lived a long time in the UK, but was forced to leave this country. Himself Ablyazov and His supporters report that His prosecution is politically motivated.

in the capital of Russia is condemned already several participants of the case on the theft of BTA Bank, and Some time ago was placed behind bars, a new helper is the leader of the nationalist movement "Russian" Alexander Belov (Potkin). His blame in the resolution of stolen money.


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