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Bulgaria Adjourns Extradition Hearing for Beirut Blast Shipowner

This is Beirut, 10/11 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Bulgarian court on Monday adjourned an extradition hearing for a shipowner wanted over a devastating blast at Beirut port in 2020, asking Lebanon to confirm he would not face the death penalty. Lebanon wants Bulgaria to extradite Igor Grechushkin, a 48-year-old Russian-Cypriot, over the disaster, one of the world's largest non-nuclear ...

Extradition of Igor Grechushkin: Beirut and Sofia Coordinate Their Efforts

This is Beirut, 18/09 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The judicial and diplomatic procedures concerning the extradition request of Igor Grechushkin, the Russian-Cypriot shipowner of the Rhosus, were the subject of a meeting Thursday morning between Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar and the Bulgarian ambassador to Beirut, Iassen Tomov. Welcoming the exemplary cooperation and coordination of the ...

Beirut Port Explosion: Grechushkin Arrest Reopens Key Questions

Moncef Ait-Kaci, 17/09 21:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Rhosus was far from an ordinary ship. Decrepit, burdened with debt, and repeatedly banned from sailing, it was carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in 2013 – a chemical classified as explosive under Lebanese law when its nitrogen concentration exceeds 33.5%. During an unscheduled stop in Beirut, the cargo ship was detained and ...

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