Austria rejects US demand to extradite Ukraine oligarch

‘A court in Austria has rejected the US demand to extradite Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash over graft charges.

“The US request has been denied,” said Judge Christoph Bauer after more than 12 hours of proceedings in the Austrian capital city of Vienna on Thursday, adding that the court was under “no political influence” and issued the verdict “on a legal and factual basis.”

The judge also stated that the US demand lacked substantial evidence.’

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