A 59-year-old man was arrested by members of the Paphos Police, who was wanted by the Russian authorities, based on an international warrant, in connection with a fraud case. The 59-year-old was detained for the purpose of starting the extradition trial in Russia.
According to the international warrant, the 59-year-old allegedly registered a company, in a bank account of which, illegally, he succeeded in transferring from another company’s account the amount of 57,630,000 Russian rubles in total. The fraud, according to the international warrant, was committed between January 1997 and June 2010 in Russia.
Through the Interpol, Russian authorities announced the issuance of an arrest warrant for the 59-year-old in November 2012.
According to the Cyprus Police, before 9 last night, on a flight from a foreign country, the 59-year-old arrived at Paphos airport, where it was established by members of the Police that he was wanted by the Russian authorities. He was subsequently issued a temporary arrest warrant by the Republic authorities, on the basis of which he was arrested by members of the Paphos TAE, while he is expected to be brought before the Paphos District Court this morning to begin the extradition process to the Russian authorities.
The information on the issuance of the international warrant issued by the Russian authorities was sent to the Paphos Police Department by the Directorate of European Union-International Police Cooperation – WEU-DAS, of the Police Headquarters.
The Paphos Police continues the investigations.
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