A Paris court rejected a request for the release of Alexander Vinnik A court in Paris rejected a request to release Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik from custody pending the main hearings in October. TASS writes about this with reference to the lawyer of the detained Frederic Belo.

Paris court rejected the request for the release of Alexander Vinnik

A Paris court rejected a request to release Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik from custody pending the main hearing in October. TASS writes about this with reference to the lawyer of the detainee Frederic Belo.

“The court did not satisfy our request, referring to the fact that Vinnik may not return to prison. Until October 19, when the main hearings begin, he must remain in prison, "Belo said..

According to the lawyer, the defense has repeatedly requested the release of Vinnik, pointing out the serious condition of his wife and his own poor health..

In August, the Paris Court of Cassation also denied a complaint by Vinnik's defense against his detention in France on the basis of a European arrest warrant issued by Paris..

Alexander Vinnik was arrested in Greece in the summer of 2017 at the request of the United States, and on January 23, 2020, extradited to France. The Americans accuse him of creating a cryptocurrency exchange without a license and laundering billions of dollars through it. The Russian side is also seeking his extradition..

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