Kazakhstan demands Khrapunov extradition from Switzerland

    Kazakhstan has requested the extradition of former akim of Almaty city, Victor Khrapunov, the Prosecutor General’s Office reports.
    “Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General’s Office is not conducting any investigation (related to the Khrapunov case) in Switzerland. In March, we sent a request to Switzerland through the diplomatic channels asking the Swiss authorities to extradite Victor Khrapunov,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said in response to Tengrinews' formal inquiry.
    Pursuing an earlier media report that Kazakhstani law enforcement authorities were suspected of espionage at the territory of Switzerland, Tengrinews asked the Prosecutor's office to comment.
    The Prosecutor General’s Office denied the allegations. “We have not received any formal inquires from the Swiss Prosecutor General’s Office,” the Prosecutor General’s Office said, according to Tengrinews.