Sofia Court To Deliberate On Nikolai Kobliakov's Extradition

Nikolai Kobliakov (L) with lawyer Bilyana Kotsakova as the two are awaiting the court sitting on his detention measure on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Photo by BGNES

Sofia City Court will hold a session on Russia's demand for the extradition of Russian-French businessman and activist Nikolai Kobliakov on Wednesday.

According to the Russian prosecution, Kobliakov was involved in a fraud for EUR 1.2 M. According to human rights organisaitons, however, he was being prosecuted for political reasons. 

On Tuesday Sofia City Court has released Russian-French businessman and activist Nikolai Kobliakov on recognizance.

Kobliakov was detained at the Sofia airport in end-July, after landing there from Paris.
He was freed from custody in a few days' time and was placed under house arrest a month later, on September 1. 

Last week Kobliakov sought political asylum in Bulgaria.

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