Austrian court rules against extradition of Ukrainian businessman to US over alleged bribery
VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian appeals court has rejected a request to extradite Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to the United States in a case of alleged corruption through a plot to pay bribes in India. The Vienna high regional court dismissed the appeal of a lower court ruling last year in the long-running legal saga. The high court said its decision announced on Dec. 10 was final. Firtash faces a U. S. indictment accusing him of a conspiracy to pay bribes in India to mine titanium, which...
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