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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Italy probes how Russian, wanted by US, fled house arrest

LaPresse

Italy is investigating how a Russian businessman escaped from house arrest near Milan to avoid extradition to the United States on sanctions-breaking charges.

Justice Minister Carlo Nordio has ordered a probe into the decision by court officials in Milan to transfer Artyom Uss from jail to house arrest in a nearby town while Italy’s justice system decided on the U.S. extradition request, Italian news reports said on Friday.

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