Overview
- Victor Khoroshavtsev, 73, was arrested on Christmas in a Somma Lombardo hotel near Malpensa after police received an Interpol notice.
- He spent the night in the Busto Arsizio jail before the Milan Court of Appeal ordered his release.
- Russia has sought his arrest since March 29 on allegations he diverted more than €100 million from pension funds and moved the money abroad.
- His lawyers argue the extradition request cannot proceed given Russia’s expulsion from the Council of Europe and the halt to ordinary cooperation with the European Court of Human Rights system.
- The businessman, who traveled to Italy to visit his daughter in Milan, currently faces no custodial measures in Italy, his attorney said.