D.Firtašas buvo sulaikytas viename iš centrinių Vienos rajonų 2014 m. kovo 13 d. Šių metų kovo 21 d. Ukrainos oligarchas buvo paleistas už 125 milijonų eurų užstatą. Pagal paleidimo sąlygas jis privalo nuolat gyventi Austrijos sostinėje ir reguliariai registruotis policijoje.
Orderis areštuoti verslininką JAV Ilinojaus valstijos apygardos teismas išdavė 2013 metų vasarą.
Verslininkas įtariamas kyšininkavimu ir nusikalstamo susivienijimo sudarymu. Todėl JAV vyriausybė prašo Austrijos jį išduoti. D.Firtašas laikomas vienu turtingiausių ukrainiečių, jis turėjo didelę įtaką, kai Ukrainą valdė prezidentas Viktoras Janukovyčius. Be kita ko, jis palaikė glaudžius kontaktus su Rusija.
Mus taip apipavidalino.
Google: Bid for Ukrainian billionaire ruled to be politically motivated.
The Wall Street Journal: Austrian Court Denies U.S. Request to Extradite Dmytro Firtash.
The U.S. had charged that Mr. Firtash conspired to pay $18.5 million in bribes to officials in India in an effort to expand his global empire, which includes banks, chemicals, media and metals smelting.
Prosecutors allege the bribes were an attempt to win approval for companies controlled by Group DF, his holding company, to launch an Indian titanium project. They allege that Mr. Firtash and co-conspirators routed some of the payments through U.S. banks, opening them up to prosecution under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Mr. Firtash has denied the bribery allegations. The U.S. has said its case is based on FCPA violations, not politics.
In Vienna, Mr. Firtash’s lawyers argued that the U.S. used the Indian case to pressure Mr. Firtash and, in turn, Ukraine’s leaders, as they considered whether to pursue closer relations to Moscow or the West.
The contest between Moscow and Washington for influence in Ukraine sharpened in the past two years, as Kiev considered rival offers from Moscow and the European Union to sign economic cooperation agreements.
Mr. Firtash’s lawyers said the U.S. had requested his arrest before, in October 2013, on the same day Victoria Nuland, the U.S. State Department’s top diplomat for Europe, left Washington for a trip to try to convince Mr. Yanukovych to sign the EU agreement, according to a person close to Mr. Firtash who attended the hearings. The request was withdrawn four days later, after Mr. Yanukovych warmed to plans to sign the European pact, this person said.
The latest request for Mr. Firtash’s extradition was filed in Vienna on Feb. 26 of last year, four days after Mr. Yanukovych was ousted by street protests in Kiev. At the time, U.S. State Department officials said the timing was coincidental and that the U.S. Justice Department was acting independently.
In the ruling Thursday, Austrian Judge Christoph Bauer disagreed, saying the application is “politically motivated and therefore extradition is inadmissible.”
He also cited a lack of evidence about the bribery case that supported the extradition request. U.S. prosecutors relied upon two anonymous witnesses to try to prove Mr. Firtash’s complicity in the bribery scheme, but didn't provide the full transcript of their testimonies or make the witnesses available for questioning, according to the person who attended the hearings.
The judge ordered Mr. Firtash’s passport returned, making him free to travel. His lawyer issued a statement saying that Mr. Firtash “feels vindicated” but that “Mr. Firtash will initially remain in Vienna to wait for the judgment to become final.”
A U.S. Justice Department spokesman said “we are disappointed with the court’s ruling and have filed an appeal.”
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The Wall Street Journal: Austrian Court Denies U.S. Request to Extradite Dmytro Firtash.
The U.S. had charged that Mr. Firtash conspired to pay $18.5 million in bribes to officials in India in an effort to expand his global empire, which includes banks, chemicals, media and metals smelting.
Prosecutors allege the bribes were an attempt to win approval for companies controlled by Group DF, his holding company, to launch an Indian titanium project. They allege that Mr. Firtash and co-conspirators routed some of the payments through U.S. banks, opening them up to prosecution under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Mr. Firtash has denied the bribery allegations. The U.S. has said its case is based on FCPA violations, not politics.
In Vienna, Mr. Firtash’s lawyers argued that the U.S. used the Indian case to pressure Mr. Firtash and, in turn, Ukraine’s leaders, as they considered whether to pursue closer relations to Moscow or the West.
The contest between Moscow and Washington for influence in Ukraine sharpened in the past two years, as Kiev considered rival offers from Moscow and the European Union to sign economic cooperation agreements.
Mr. Firtash’s lawyers said the U.S. had requested his arrest before, in October 2013, on the same day Victoria Nuland, the U.S. State Department’s top diplomat for Europe, left Washington for a trip to try to convince Mr. Yanukovych to sign the EU agreement, according to a person close to Mr. Firtash who attended the hearings. The request was withdrawn four days later, after Mr. Yanukovych warmed to plans to sign the European pact, this person said.
The latest request for Mr. Firtash’s extradition was filed in Vienna on Feb. 26 of last year, four days after Mr. Yanukovych was ousted by street protests in Kiev. At the time, U.S. State Department officials said the timing was coincidental and that the U.S. Justice Department was acting independently.
In the ruling Thursday, Austrian Judge Christoph Bauer disagreed, saying the application is “politically motivated and therefore extradition is inadmissible.”
He also cited a lack of evidence about the bribery case that supported the extradition request. U.S. prosecutors relied upon two anonymous witnesses to try to prove Mr. Firtash’s complicity in the bribery scheme, but didn't provide the full transcript of their testimonies or make the witnesses available for questioning, according to the person who attended the hearings.
The judge ordered Mr. Firtash’s passport returned, making him free to travel. His lawyer issued a statement saying that Mr. Firtash “feels vindicated” but that “Mr. Firtash will initially remain in Vienna to wait for the judgment to become final.”
A U.S. Justice Department spokesman said “we are disappointed with the court’s ruling and have filed an appeal.”
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istraukia is konteksto. Sis virukas nusizenge Indijos istatymams. O amerikonai uz tai nori ji teisti.Runkeliukams pavizdys : Lietuva praso Svedijos ,kad ji isduotu jai Bulgarijos pilieti padariusi nusikaltima Zibamveje.
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