Overview
- Igor Grechushkin was denied extradition by the Sofia City Court in a case tied to the 2020 explosion at Beirut’s port.
- Prosecutor Angel Kynev said he will appeal the decision within seven days.
- The court decided he could be released, but only after the appellate review, keeping him in custody for now.
- Grechushkin, identified as linked to the ship Rhosus, was detained on an Interpol warrant on September 6 after arriving in Sofia from Cyprus.
- Authorities have said the Beirut blast stemmed from about 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate unloaded from the Rhosus in 2014 and stored at the port.