The extradition
was the result of coordinated work by the National Central Bureaus of Interpol
of Uzbekistan and Peru with the assistance of the International Law Department
of the General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Justice of
Peru.
According
to law enforcement agencies, the defendant was wanted for committing fraud on
an especially large scale, provided for in part 4 of Article 168 of the
Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan. He was hiding from the
investigation in Peru, where he was detained as part of an international
search.
It is noted
that the successful extradition was also made possible by cooperation with the
competent authorities of France and the UAE, through whose territories the
transit took place during the delivery of the wanted man.
The
extradited person was brought to Uzbekistan accompanied by staff of the
Interpol National Security Service and the Prosecutor General's Office for
further procedural actions and criminal prosecution in accordance with the
country's legislation.
