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- 31 May 2008, 18:07
- The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
On May 30, 2008, upon request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany extradited Russian citizen Alexander Kabayev.
The investigative authorities accused him of setting up a sustainable organized crime group to commit crimes. The members of the group purchased previously stolen vehicles, then registered them with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate under forded documents and sold.
The investigative authorities established 9 cases of illegal purchase of vehicles, which were further registered and sold totaling RUB 1.8 million.
The criminal case against Alexander Kabayev charged with the commission of crimes envisaged by Article 159, part 3, paras. “a, b” as amended by Federal Law No. 63 dd. 13.06.1996 (fraud committed by an organized group of persons on especially large scale), Article 159, part 4 (fraud committed by an organized group of persons or on a large scale), Article 327, part 2 (forgery, manufacture or sale of forged documents) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, is under investigation in the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation for the Murmansk Region.
In July 2007, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation sent a request for his extradition to the competent authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany. The decision on extradition of A.Kabayev was made in February 2008.
However, since A.Kabayev was serving his sentence in Germany, his extradition was postponed.
On May 30, 2008 A.Kabayev was brought to Moscow.
The Prosecutor General's Office
of the Russian Federation
The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation
31 May 2008, 18:07
Extradition of Russian Citizen Alexander Kabayev, Charged with Fraud, from Germany to Russia
On May 30, 2008, upon request of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, the competent authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany extradited Russian citizen Alexander Kabayev.
The investigative authorities accused him of setting up a sustainable organized crime group to commit crimes. The members of the group purchased previously stolen vehicles, then registered them with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate under forded documents and sold.
The investigative authorities established 9 cases of illegal purchase of vehicles, which were further registered and sold totaling RUB 1.8 million.
The criminal case against Alexander Kabayev charged with the commission of crimes envisaged by Article 159, part 3, paras. “a, b” as amended by Federal Law No. 63 dd. 13.06.1996 (fraud committed by an organized group of persons on especially large scale), Article 159, part 4 (fraud committed by an organized group of persons or on a large scale), Article 327, part 2 (forgery, manufacture or sale of forged documents) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, is under investigation in the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation for the Murmansk Region.
In July 2007, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation sent a request for his extradition to the competent authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany. The decision on extradition of A.Kabayev was made in February 2008.
However, since A.Kabayev was serving his sentence in Germany, his extradition was postponed.
On May 30, 2008 A.Kabayev was brought to Moscow.
