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The Parisian prosecutor's office asked to open a criminal case against the Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik and demanded to keep him in custody pending sentencing.
As SecurityLab writes with reference to the French media, Vinnik was accused not only of money laundering through the BTC-e bitcoin exchange, but also of stealing personal data, which he allegedly later returned for money.
He is also credited with creating the ransomware Locky.
Alexander Vinnik faces up to ten years in prison for blackmail and organized money laundering.
Information about the demand of the prosecutor's office was confirmed to RIA Novosti by a source in law enforcement agencies.
“Judicial investigators believe that Alexander Vinnik has something to be tried for in France. Three things are important to us as a side of the defense. The first is the illegality of Vinnik's transfer to France , ”said the Russian lawyer Arian Zimra.
She also noted that Vinnik does not speak French, but his case has not been translated into Russian. Consequently, he will not be able to independently familiarize himself with the materials.
According to her, another significant factor is the fact that “part of the judicial procedure in France is based on the process in the United States, which is not attached to the case”.
The decision to transfer the case to court has not yet been made.
We will remind, in June, the New Zealand police arrested the assets of the company owned by Vinnik for $ 90 million.
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As SecurityLab writes with reference to the French media, Vinnik was accused not only of money laundering through the BTC-e bitcoin exchange, but also of stealing personal data, which he allegedly later returned for money.
He is also credited with creating the ransomware Locky.
Alexander Vinnik faces up to ten years in prison for blackmail and organized money laundering.
Information about the demand of the prosecutor's office was confirmed to RIA Novosti by a source in law enforcement agencies.
“Judicial investigators believe that Alexander Vinnik has something to be tried for in France. Three things are important to us as a side of the defense. The first is the illegality of Vinnik's transfer to France , ”said the Russian lawyer Arian Zimra.
She also noted that Vinnik does not speak French, but his case has not been translated into Russian. Consequently, he will not be able to independently familiarize himself with the materials.
According to her, another significant factor is the fact that “part of the judicial procedure in France is based on the process in the United States, which is not attached to the case”.
The decision to transfer the case to court has not yet been made.
We will remind, in June, the New Zealand police arrested the assets of the company owned by Vinnik for $ 90 million.
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