Czech Court Rules Russian Hacking Suspect Can Be Extradited to U.S.

[Cattledog]

PRAGUE -- A Czech court has ruled that a suspected Russian hacker at the center of a tug-of-war between Washington and Moscow can be extradited to the United States.

Prague's High Court on November 24 upheld a lower court's ruling allowing the extradition of Yevgeny Nikulin, whom the United States accuses of hacking computers and stealing information from major Internet companies including LinkedIn and Dropbox.

Moscow, which has repeatedly denounced U.S. efforts to extradite its citizens from third countries, has sought Nikulin's extradition on separate Internet-theft charges.

A final decision will be in the hands of the Czech justice minister, who can approve extradition to one country and block the other.

Nikulin initially appealed his extradition to both the United States and Russia, but later withdrew the appeal against extradition to his homeland.

Nikulin was arrested by Czech authorities in October 2016 based on an Interpol warrant requested by the U.S. government.

The latest ruling on his extradition comes amid ongoing U.S. investigations into an alleged Russian campaign to influence last year's presidential election.

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-us-czech-court-rules-nikulin-hacking-suspect-may-be-extradited/28874803.html

[Sneederbunk]

1. Mueller can meet him at the airport.

[Irish_Dem]

2. Too bad he can't be charged with espionage and hung by the neck until dead.

That might send a message to Putin and his pals.