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Austrian appeals court blocks extradition of Ukrainian tycoon Firtash to US
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on December 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
A Vienna court has blocked the extradition of Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to the US on bribery charges, with the ruling deemed final and unappealable.
VIENNA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A Vienna court blocked the extradition of Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to face bribery charges in the United States, a ruling the court said was final and could not be appealed.
A U.S. grand jury indicted Firtash in 2013, along with a member of India's parliament and four others, in a case in which Firtash was accused of bribing Indian government officials. Firtash denies wrongdoing.
The court rejected an appeal by prosecutors of a lower court's ruling preventing his extradition.
(Reporting by Francois Murphy and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich)
A grand jury is a group of citizens convened to review evidence presented by a prosecutor to determine whether there is sufficient cause to charge someone with a crime. They do not determine guilt or innocence.
Bribery charges refer to legal accusations against an individual for offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting something of value to influence the actions of an official or other person in charge of a public or legal duty.
A court ruling is a formal decision made by a judge or court regarding a legal matter. It can determine the outcome of a case, including whether a defendant is guilty or not.
An indictment is a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime, typically issued by a grand jury after reviewing evidence presented by a prosecutor.
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