Russia slams hacker's extradition to US
Moscow has accused Washington of unlawfully extraditing a Russian national from Switzerland, the Russian foreign ministry spokesman said.
Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday that Russian national Vladimir Zdorovenin, accused of financial cyber crimes, faces up to 142 years in prison in the US, where he was extradited from Switzerland earlier this week.
"Unfortunately, this is not the first time when US special services organise the detention of our nationals in third countries, often on dubious grounds and by provocative methods," Lukashevich said. "What we're looking at is the unlawful exterritorial application of US laws against Russian nationals."
