Viktor Bout

Photo: Russian alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout. Photo AFP Extradite Viktor Bout? Russia Counters US Pressure. — Christina Science Monitor On Thursday, a Thai prosecutor said Thailand would resist US pressure to extradite Viktor Bout to the US. In August, a Thai court dropped all criminal charges against Bout, widely suspected of being a key player in the shadowy arms-smuggling world. MOSCOW – Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been framed by his American ‘military-industrial’ competitors and should not be extradited to the United States, some of his countrymen say. But the US has reiterated its call for him to face charges over ... Read Full Story

The U.S. government continued their attempts to extradite accused arms dealer Viktor Bout from Thailand today. U.S. Deputy Attorney General David Ogden told the Thai government that trying Bout in American courts is "a matter of great importance to the United States." Accused arms dealer Viktor Bout. (Getty Images) Bout, a former officer in the Russian army, was nicknamed the "Merchant of Death." He is charged with selling millions of dollars to warlords in South America, the Middle East, and Africa. The U.S. wants to charge Bout with supplying weapons to a terrorist organization, after Bout allegedly sold arms to the Revolutionary Armed Forces ... Read Full Story

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