French court opposes extradition of Ukraine billionaire Zhevago

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PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) - A French court has ruled Ukrainian billionaire Kostyantyn Zhevago should not be extradited over accusations of embezzlement, a spokesperson for Zhevago said on Thursday.


Zhevago, who controls London-listed iron pellet producer Ferrexpo , was arrested at a French ski resort in December at the request of Ukraine, which wants him over the disappearance of $113 million from the now bankrupt lender Finance & Credit Bank. Zhevago denies any wrong-doing.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta)

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