Viktor Bout case: ‘historic’ extradition, formal charges
Viktor Bout case: ‘historic’ extradition, formal charges
Sputnik International
Viktor Bout, one of this month’s main newsmakers, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Wednesday and remained in custody in a temporary detention center. 18.11.2010, Sputnik International
Viktor Bout, one of this month’s main newsmakers, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Wednesday and remained in custody in a temporary detention center.
Viktor Bout, one of this month’s main newsmakers, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Wednesday and remained in custody in a temporary detention center.
If the U.S. court finds Viktor Bout guilty, he will be sentenced to 25 years to life. Photo: the entrance of the federal court building for the Southern District of New York.
Bout entered the room without handcuffs. He appeared tired and sometimes looked around trying to find familiar faces. Photo: entrance into hall of federal prosecutor’s office of the Southern District of New York.
Judge Shira Scheindlin asked Bout several times if he knew his rights, the essence of the charges and if he had honestly filled in a declaration of his property in the United States. The defendant answered “yes” to all the questions. Photo: A police officer protecting the entrance to hall of federal prosecutor’s office of the Southern District of New York.
The jail where the Russian businessman will be held until the trial is considered “elite.”
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