UAE extradites 3 to Russia over crimes
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hand over three suspects wanted by the Russian Federation's Prosecutor General to Russia at their request.
Consensus
- The UAE extradited three individuals to Russia at the request of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office.
- The three individuals were wanted in Russia for criminal offenses and were detained in the UAE.
- The extradition was facilitated by cooperation between Russian and foreign authorities.
- The individuals will be transported to Russia under convoy protection.
- All three were declared wanted internationally and were arrested in the UAE.
Points of divergence
- Alisher Khidoyatov is suspected of bribery involving 1.4 million rubles. — vm
- Alisher Khidoyatov allegedly bribed officials in August 2022 through an intermediary to secure favorable arbitration settlements and cession agreements. — vedomosti
- Andrey Katkov fled investigation after being implicated in money laundering and transferring over 2.7 billion rubles via forged documents. — vm
- Andrey Katkov is accused of illegal currency operations, money laundering, witness bribery, and laundering at least 111 million rubles through an organized group. — vedomosti
- Mарат Satтарov evaded tax payments by underreporting oil product extraction volumes. — vm
- Mарат Satтарov is accused of aiding deliberate bankruptcy and tax evasion by falsifying resource extraction volumes between 2016 and 2017, resulting in a tax debt exceeding 270 million rubles. — vedomosti
- The UAE previously extradited blogger Lusik Karapetyan, who was sentenced in absentia for fraud related to betting and investments. — vm
- The UAE also extradited Daniil Poleshchuk, accused of stealing over 86 million rubles from 464 car buyers, and Lusik Karapetyan for fraud involving investment in betting schemes and theft of 85,000 rubles. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- UAE extradited three suspects in crimes to Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- UAE handed over to Russia three fugitives wanted by international authorities — Ведомости