The hearing on the validity of the extradition request of the wealthy businessman and former Ukrainian deputy Kostiantin Jevago was postponed Thursday to February 2, we learned this Thursday, January 19 from his lawyers.
This dismissal was expected, the lawyers and the general prosecutor's office of Chambéry having requested it.
The hearing had already been postponed on January 5 to this Thursday, January 19, at the request of the lawyers and without opposition from the general prosecutor's office.
Time required to study the file
The lawyers had argued the need to take the time to examine all the documents in this 244-page file "
with dozens of decisions in Ukrainian to be translated, and reports on human rights in this country
".
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The public prosecutor's office had indicated to AFP on Tuesday that it was going to request a new dismissal, "
for procedural reasons specific to the study of the file
".
The Parisian lawyers of Kostiantin Jevago had explained to AFP that they were also asking for the dismissal for "
logistical problems linked to the strike
" against the pension reform, a social movement which strongly affects transport.
Accused of embezzlement
Subject of an extradition request from his country, the former deputy from 1998 to 2019, sometimes as an independent, sometimes in the camp of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, was arrested on December 28 in Courchevel.
Accused of having embezzled $ 113 million from his bank Finance and Credit Bank, which went bankrupt in 2015, he portrayed himself on January 5 as a “
political
” victim.
“
In Ukraine, they say I am an oligarch.
It's not true, I have always fought against them
”, “
injustice
” and “
corruption
”.
Today, I pay for this"
and
"I don't deserve this", he had also launched.
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