Moscow: About 70 criminals on the
wanted list in Russia are hiding in the USA, the deputy head
of the National Central Bureau of Interpol at the Russian
Interior Ministry, Colonel Alexei Abramov, on Friday said.
According to Abramov, criminals put on the international
wanted list by Russia are as a rule hiding in European
countries, but there are a lot of such criminals in the USA as
well.
"Cooperation of Russian and US law enforcement agencies
in that sphere is seriously complicated by the lack of a
treaty on extradition," Abramov stated.
However, he noted certain progress in cooperation with
American colleagues. "After a years-long break they have
deported to Russia three criminals accused of brigandage,
intended harm to health, money laundering, swindle and theft,"
he said.
"Let us hope that this tendency will continue this year,
and will contribute to fixing the principle of inevitability
of punishment," the colonel emphasized.
PTI
