The lawyer of the detained basketball player Kasatkin announced the postponement of the hearing

The hearing on the release of Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin will take place next week. This was announced on October 1 by his lawyer Frederic Belo.

"There will be a hearing next week," he told TASS.

According to Belo, the meeting will decide on the extradition of the basketball player. The lawyer clarified that the athlete could be released or detained.

In addition, in an interview with RIA Novosti, he added that the deadline for submitting a full package of documents for Kasatkin's extradition from France to the United States had expired. Belo stressed that his detention is illegal.

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Earlier, on September 18, it was reported that the conditions of detention of basketball player Daniil Kasatkin in a French prison had not changed significantly, and the consulate was providing him with legal assistance. It was noted that an employee of the Russian embassy would attend a court hearing on Kasatkin's extradition from France to the United States.

Prior to that, on August 27, Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin's request for release under judicial supervision was rejected. The court limited itself to the brief wording "without motivation", without explaining the decision. It is known that the athlete was taken away under escort, but he was allowed to appeal the refusal before extradition.

Kasatkin's detention in France became known on July 9 at the request of the United States. According to his lawyer, Frederic Belo, the Russian is probably accused of extortion due to the use of his computer by intruders. On July 11, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Paris Court of Appeal informed Izvestia that the United States has 60 days to provide materials on the basketball player's extradition request.

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