Extradition

Russian Human Rights Ombudsperson Tatyana Moskalkova has sent a letter to Greek Justice Minister Michalis Kalogirou asking for the extradition of Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik.
The Russian official had reportedly visited Vinnik, who had been on hunger strike since November, in an Athens hospital last week.

In the wake of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's official visit to Turkey earlier this month, the neighboring country's ambassador in Athens has reiterated Ankara's demand for the extradition of eight military personnel who fled to Greece after the 2016 coup attempt.

Turkey wants the extradition of terrorists from the group behind a deadly coup attempt, the country's justice minister said on Jan. 18.

A Thai court Monday rejected an attempt to block the deportation of a Saudi woman who made a desperate plea for asylum, saying she feared for her life after escaping an abusive family.

A Bulgarian woman is among the accused of involvement in a two billion dollars fraud scheme. Detelina Subeva, who is supposed to have held a senior management post at Credit Suisse bank, was detained in London on Thursday, 3rd of January, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

Greece's Supreme Court has accepted a French extradition request for a Russian bitcoin fraud suspect, whom the same court has, confusingly, already agreed to extradite to the US and Russia.

For the time being, 38-year-old Alexander Vinnik will remain in Greece after Wednesday's ruling until officials sort out the issue of the conflicting decisions.

Three nongovernmental organizations issued a report yesterday decrying what they described as the "continuous and uninterrupted" practice of forced deportations of third-country nationals who enter Greece via its land border with Turkey.

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer faces U.S. accusations that she covered up her company's links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite sanctions, a Canadian prosecutor said on Dec. 7, arguing against giving her bail while she awaits extradition.

A top executive and daughter of the founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States, officials said Thursday, angering Beijing days into a trade war truce with the US.

A former Chinese official accused of taking bribes has been extradited from Bulgaria to China in the first such move by an EU member state, Beijing's top graft buster said, reported AFP

Yao Jinqi, 62, was sent back to China after it was established he would not face the death penalty, according to Sofia authorities.