Businessman Polonsky to be deported from Cambodia to Russia soon, but not on Saturday - sources
MOSCOW. May 16 (Interfax) - Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, who has been arrested in Cambodia, where he has lived over the past several years, will be deported to Russia soon, although this will not happen on Saturday, sources with knowledge of the situation told Interfax.
"The date and time of the departure of a plane with Polonsky on board have not yet been determined. Negotiations with the Cambodian side are continuing," one of the sources said.
A group of officials from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office and Interior Ministry has arrived in the capital Phnom Penh to escort Polonsky, whom Russia has declared internationally wanted, he said.
"In line with an agreement between the parties, this will be deportation, and it will be accomplished in the near future," another source said.
