The ex-investigator spoke about the intricacies of extradition to Russia from Thailand

Effective cooperation with the Thai police, which extradited drug criminal Igor Vygovsky to Russia, is due to the existence of a bilateral agreement on legal assistance between the states, Sergei Pelikh, an expert on organized crime and a former senior investigator at the Russian Interior Ministry, explained to Izvestia.

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Two of his likely victims have still not been found.

First, the investigator and detectives identify the alleged perpetrator, take measures to search for him, and talk about the extradition procedure for Pelikh.

"After receiving a request to cross the border, the procedure for declaring an international wanted list can begin. But first, the person is charged in absentia based on the evidence gathered. Material is being collected for the court and an investigator's petition for arrest in absentia is being sent," he shared.

As Pelich explained, the defense side also participates in the proceedings, if the defendant has his own lawyer, if not, he is provided free of charge. Then a decision is made to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention in absentia.

"A package of documents (charges, evidence, etc.) is being collected again to be sent to Interpol. The organization's commission reviews the materials and enters the data into a specialized international database. If we are talking about serious crimes, the wanted person gets into the red notice database. As for Thailand, we have signed a bilateral agreement on legal cooperation with the Kingdom. We are working with them directly very successfully, but we are still obliged to submit data on the search for a person abroad to Interpol," the source told Izvestia.

He clarified that all extradition requests are sent through the Prosecutor General's Office.

"After the criminal is "caught," the authorities consider whether the person's act falls under the national criminal law. If everything is in order and there is confirmation from our side that they are ready to take the person home, local security forces bring the alleged person to the airport and hand them over to their Russian colleagues. As a rule, either Interpol officers or employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia are involved in escorting," Pelikh said.

Read more about Igor Vygovsky's extradition and sentence in the Izvestia article:

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