French Appeal Court Says Kazakh Ex-Banker Should Be Extradited to Russia on Fraud Charges

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Saturday, March 1, 2014
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
30
Issue: 
3
Abstract: 
 On January 9, 2014, a French appellate Court in Aix-en-Provence ruled that Mukhtar Ablyazov, a fugitive former Kazakh banker and political activist wanted on fraud charges, should be extradited to Russia.[1]
 
Counsel for Ablyazov criticized the ruling and said they would appeal to the Court of Cassation in Paris.[2]