US EditionPoland can extradite Russian archaeologist to Ukraine, court says
The archaeologist faces allegations of damaging a protected Crimean site, with losses over 200 million hryvnias and seizure of 30 ancient gold coins, Ukrainian prosecutors said.
- A Warsaw court approved on Wednesday the extradition of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin to Ukraine, where he faces charges of unauthorized excavation and plundering artifacts in Crimea.
- Poland arrested Butyagin in December following Ukraine's official request, alleging he conducted unauthorized digs at the Myrmekion site in Kerch, causing damage exceeding 200 million hryvnias .
- Kyiv officials claim the team seized 30 gold coins, including 26 inscribed with the name of Alexander the Great and four minted during the reign of Philip III Arrhidaeus.
- The Kremlin, which views Crimea as Russian territory, denounced the charges as "absurd" and accused Poland of "legal tyranny" regarding the detention of the State Hermitage Museum employee.
- If convicted in Ukraine for the alleged "partial destruction" of the Myrmekion site, Butyagin faces up to five years in prison, though lawyer Adam Domanski confirmed he will appeal the ruling.
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An archaeologist from Russia is said to have partially destroyed a cultural site on the Crimean peninsula. The man imprisoned in Poland can now be extradited to Ukraine. His defender wants to prevent this.
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Polish Court Approves Extradition Of Russian Archaeologist To Ukraine
A district court in Warsaw approved Ukraine’s request to extradite Russian archaeologist Aleksandr Butyagin, a prominent scholar accused by Kyiv of illegally conducting excavations in annexed Crimea and damaging cultural heritage sites.
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unn.uaThe archaeologist's defense plans to file an appeal.
A Warsaw court has ruled that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin will be extradited to Ukraine. According to the archaeologist's lawyer, they appealed in vain, arguing that Butyagin, as a Russian citizen, could face threats to his life, health and freedoms in Ukraine. The first-instance decision does not mean that Butyagin can be taken away by the Ukrainians immediately, and the defense will definitely appeal against it. Alexander Butyagin…
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