Thailand rejects US extradition request for Viktor Bout

telegraph.co.uk
Aug. 11, 2009
A Thai court yesterday rejected a request by the United States for the extradition of Viktor Bout an alleged Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death".
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