Arms Merchant Viktor Bout About To Be Released?

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 allegations that he tried to sell an arsenal of Soviet-made weaponry to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas. Colombia has joined the Obama administration in urging Bout’s extradition.

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Thailand rejects US pressure over 'Merchant of Death' -- AFP
Thailand rejects US pressure in arms dealer’s case -- The Peninsula
US pushes Thais to extradite suspected arms dealer -- AP
Who is Viktor Bout? -- Christian Science Monitor
Documents obtained by FAS shed some light on Viktor Bout case, but key questions remain -- FAS Strategic Security Blog

My Comment: He has been in jail for over a year. I predict that he is going to be one angry person when he is finally released.

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