Viktor Bout
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Thailand extradites 'Merchant of Death' to US
Viktor Bout, the former Soviet military officer and air cargo executive nicknamed the Merchant of Death by critics, has finally been extradited to the US following a diplomatic tug-of-war between the US and Russia. Bout has been accused of supplyi…
29 November 2010
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US tightens noose on ‘Merchant of Death’
US prosecutors filed new charges this week in their global pursuit of the suspected Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout, dubbed the ‘Merchant of Death’. The updated indictment charges that Bout and his former business associate, Richard Chichakli …
19 February 2010
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THAILAND: ‘Merchant of Death’ extradition rejected
Thailand’s government has said it will appeal against a Thai court’s decision rejecting a US request for the extradition of Russian alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout. Bout, who has been dubbed the “Merchant of Deathâ€, has been fighting extradi…
01 September 2009
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Thai “Merchant of Death†verdict in August
Judges in Thailand said they would give until 30 June for closing statements on a US request for the extradition of a Russian who is alleged to be an international arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death." Viktor Bout has been fighting extraditi…
20 May 2009
