Gusinsky to fight extradition

Madrid - Media magnate, Mr Vladimir Gusinsky, told a Spanish court yesterday that he would fight extradition to Russia to face…

Madrid - Media magnate, Mr Vladimir Gusinsky, told a Spanish court yesterday that he would fight extradition to Russia to face fraud charges, reiterating that he was a victim of a political campaign.

The head of Russia's leading independent media group, Media-Most, has been under effective house arrest in his luxury villa in Spain since December, awaiting hearings which might force him to return to Moscow to face fraud charges.

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