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. Zhevago had been released on bail for 1 million euros ($1.1 million) following his initial arrest near Chambery in France. Ukraine issued an arrest warrant for Zhevago - who served in the Ukrainian parliament from 1998 to 2019 - in 2019, with an international arrest warrant following in 2021. ($1 = 0.9206 euros) (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)
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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.
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