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10.08.2009, 19:40 1 comment

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Bout to wait up to 45 days for an appeal hearing

Published: 14 August, 2009, 13:18


Victor Bout

Russian businessman Victor Bout remains in a Thai jail. Prosecutors have filed a last-minute appeal against a Bangkok court decision to reject a U.S. request for his extradition.

 
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