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Russia holds back Azeri's extradition

Monday 15 April 1996 23:02 BST
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Russia holds back Azeri's extradition

Moscow - Russia has asked Azerbaijan for more evidence before it agrees to the extradition of former Azeri president Ayaz Mutalibov on a charge of treason, according to a senior aide to the Russian prosecutor-general. Mr Mutalibov, who was ousted in 1992, was arrested in Moscow on Thursday. Reuter

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