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Russian Victor Bout, arrested in Bangkok in 2008, is to be extradited to the USA, where he is accused of illegal arms dealing and could face a life term in prison.
Bout’s defence claims that the Thai court was under colossal pressure and is getting ready to prove the political undertow of the case in America.
And once news of his extradition was confirmed Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said he would move to have Bout brought back to Russia rather than face an American courtroom.
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Alleged Russian gun runner extradited to the USA | NEWS | The Moscow News (http://www.mn.ru/news/20100820/187995252.html - broken link)
Press Briefing by White House Deputy Press Secretary Burton, August 20, 2010
Press Briefing by White House Deputy Press Secretary Burton, August 20, 2010 (http://www.enewspf.com/index.php/latest-news/latest-national/18262-press-briefing-by-white-house-deputy-press-secretary-burton-august-20-2010 - broken link)
Double win on the mention of the Merchant and Lockerbie.
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