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The Independent UK
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Austrian court rules that Ukrainian businessman Firtash can't be extradited to the US

Austria Ukraine US Businessman - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can't be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga that centers on a corruption case related to an alleged plan to pay bribes in India.

The Vienna State Court said Tuesday evening it decided on Nov. 7 that extradition isn't permissible, the Austria Press Agency reported. Vienna prosecutors said they would appeal the decision, and have until Dec. 16 to do so.

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