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25.12.2009, 13:42
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Ukraine was the final destination of the plane that was seized in Thailand two weeks ago for carrying a cargo of weaponry from North Korea.
16.12.2009, 13:19
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The crew of an Ilyushin-76 airplane loaded with almost 40 tons of weaponry from North Korea has been detained for a further 12 days in a Thai prison pending further investigation.
11.08.2009, 12:22
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A Thai court has ruled in favor of Russian citizen Viktor Bout. He will not be extradited to the US, and will walk free in one or two days. The United States believe Bout is the biggest gun runner in modern history.
10.10.2010, 22:29
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RT has obtained documents submitted to Thai authorities by Alla Bout, wife of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, who has been fighting against extradition from Thailand to the US for the past two to five years.
Viktor Bout case
18.02.2009, 00:28
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A group of congressmen addressed the new U.S. administration with a request to make the ‘delayed’ extradition of Russian businessman Viktor Bout from Thailand to the United States a priority in U.S. – Thai relations.
18.06.2009, 23:08
Nigerian special services have seized a plane reportedly carrying arms from Ukraine to Equatorial Guinea.
25.02.2009, 18:13
Russia’s Chief Military Prosecutor said an attempt to smuggle anti-submarine missiles and aviation bombs was foiled in the Navy. The weapons were meant to be later sold to China.
17.03.2009, 14:54
The alleged gunrunner Viktor Bout has been back in court in Thailand for an extradition hearing.
26.02.2010, 14:59
The Russian Foreign Ministry says it does not have any information regarding the new charges brought against Viktor Bout and hopes he will be able to return home in the near future.
06.10.2010, 12:06
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Thailand says it's moving closer to a decision on whether alleged Russian gun-smuggler Viktor Bout should be extradited to the US.
Viktor Bout casePublished: 29 January, 2010, 10:34
Edited: 11 February, 2010, 14:42
Thailand’s Prosecutor’s office has dropped charges against the crew members of a plane illegally transporting arms from North Korea to Ukraine. The plane was seized at the end of last year as it was refueling in Bangkok.
Which proves what many thought of this incident in the first place. The fact that the refueling was in Bangkok, tells that the plane would not have been touched, had it not been for an official tip from a foreign country--- ergo, the plane was checked out. Given Georgian-Ukrainian connection, the cargo could have gone anywhere. Now that the crew is to be released, it also speaks of the quiet need to drop this. And who has such an influence in Bangkok to make this possible? Conslusion: US was not the country who gave the tip to Thailand government to seize the plane. Mathematical impossibility.