Ex-Russian Atomic Minister to Remain in Switzerland Pending Decision on Extradition to U.S.

Former Russian Nuclear Energy Minister Yevgeny Adamov will remain in custody in Switzerland while awaiting a decision on his extradition to face embezzlement charges in the United States, Reuters reported today (see GSN, June 28).

The Swiss Supreme Court rejected a lower court’s ruling that Adamov should not have been arrested because he had come to Switzerland to provide information in a related court case involving his daughter’s financial activities, said Justice Ministry spokesman Rudolf Wyss. Adamov’s daughter is a Swiss citizen.

“The Federal Supreme Court has ruled and upheld our appeal,” Wyss told Reuters. “It means he stays in detention for extradition purposes” (Reuters, July 19).

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