Italy – arrest of individual who assisted avoidance of extradition to US

Further to our earlier post, it is being reported that the Italian authorities have today arrested a Russian national on suspicion of providing assistance to Artem Uss who fled Italy after a court had ordered his extradition to the United States to face charges relating to breaches of US sanctions against Venezuela.

The individual has been identified as Dmitry Chirakadze who was arrested at Rome’s airport.

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