Viktor Bout is pursuing what his lawyer calls a rare legal procedure that accuses American officials of overstepping their jurisdiction during a sting operation in Thailand last year. ...full story at New York Times
from New York Times on Mon, Jun 29 2009
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| 18 Mar 08 |
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'Merchant of Death' labels arrest 'unlawful' »
YouTube video Lawyers representing suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout have told journalists in Thailand his arrest was unlawful. Bout was arrested on March 6 in a joint police operation, led by the U.S., and is being held in a Bangkok jail accused of being one... |
| 22 Sep 08 |
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Extradition hearing for arms dealer Bout begins » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - The lawyer for "merchant of death" arms smuggler Viktor Bout asked the Criminal Court on Monday to quash a US extradition request on grounds the Russian was illegally detained in Thailand in the first place. |
| 18 Feb 10 |
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US steps up efforts to extradite Viktor Bout » The Nation The US has indicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout on a series of new charges, including illegally purchasing US cargo planes to ferry weapons to warring parties and regimes in Africa and the Middle East. |
| 16 Feb 10 |
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Bout appeal dropped after missing deadline » The Nation An appeal lodged by illegal arms dealer Viktor Bout against his ongoing detention was dropped yesterday, on a legal technicality. |
| 08 Mar 08 |
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Viktor Bout sent to prison in Bangkok » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com, Agencies) - The Criminal Court sent Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, to Bangkok Special Prison on Saturday. |
| 11 Aug 09 |
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Bout is just the middleman; target the big fish » The Nation The criminal court has rejected a request by the United States for the extradition of Viktor Bout, an alleged Russian arms dealer dubbed the “Merchant of Death“. |
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