The court in Prague found it possible to extradite Russian Franchetti to Ukraine
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The Czech Republic considered it possible to extradite Russian Alexander Franchetti, who was detained at the airport in Prague, to Ukraine. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press secretary of the city court of the Czech capital, Adam Venig.
“At its meeting on Friday, the City Court of Prague considered the case of Alexander Franchetti, a citizen of the Russian Federation, who was detained on September 12, 2021 at the airport in Prague at the request of Ukraine. The court ruled that Franchetti could be extradited to Ukraine,” the press service said.
The lawyer of the Russian citizen Denis Kashitsyn said that the defense intends to file an appeal. The case should be referred to the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic. The final decision on the case will be made by the head of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic, Pavel Blazhek.
On September 12, Czech police detained Franchetti at the Prague airport. A warrant for his arrest was issued by the Ukrainian government. Kiev accuses the Russian of participating in and organizing the Crimean Self-Defense units, which in 2014 contributed to the inclusion of Crimea into Russia. On September 14, the Russian was arrested, and the issue of his extradition to Ukraine is being decided.
