10 Oct EXTRADITION TO RUSSIA BLOCKED
The Athens Court of Appeal blocked the extradition of a Russian businessman to the Russian Federation on charges of bribery and misappropriation of trade secrets. In a noteworthy judgment issued on 24.9.2026, the Court ruled that the bribery charges lacked dual criminality following the acquittal of the allegedly bribed Russian Railways employee in the requesting state. The businessman had been arrested in July 2026 at the Athens Airport based on an Interpol Red Notice.
Ilias Anagnostopoulos and Alexandros Tsagkalidis represented the Russian businessman throughout the extradition proceedings.
