23 Aug 2012 12:31

Ukrainian court upholds extradition of second suspect in planned attempt upon Putin's life

ODESA. Aug 23 (Interfax) - The Odesa Regional Appeals Court has upheld the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office decision to extradite Ilya Pyanzin, the second suspect in a planned attempt upon the life of President Vladimir Putin.

A court source told Interfax the ruling was made on August 20.

"The court rejected the defense appeal of the Prosecutor General's Office decision to extradite Pyanzin to Russia for standing trial on suspicion of grave crimes. Thereby the Appeals Court upheld the ruling of the Odesa Malinovsky District Court, which called lawful the decision of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office to extradite Pyanzin to Russia," the source said.