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Thai Court Rejects Global Gunrunner Viktor Bout's Bail Request
2 September 2009
RIA Novosti (Russia)
BANGKOK — A Thai court refused on Wednesday to release alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on bail and under guarantees from his lawyer and Russian diplomats.
Bout's family earlier appealed to the Bangkok Criminal Court to release him on bail in a motion submitted by his defense and Russian Embassy officials.
The court said it could not grant Bout bail because the Thai prosecutors representing the United States had submitted an extradition appeal to a Thai court... (GunPolicy.org)