Wikileaks: Victor Bout Extradition was almost stopped

Investigation
December 5, 2010

US Ambassador in Thailand Eric John was worried that Russian businessmen were using "money and influence" to stop the Thai courts from extraditing the alleged gun merchant to the US.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/12/02/Cable-Bout-extradition-was-almost-stopped/UPI-23491291326734/

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