Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is close to President Vladimir Putin, called on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to drop the prosecutions against him, as well as the reward provided for his arrest.
According to a statement released today, Wednesday, Prigogine wrote a letter to US Federal Police Director Christopher Wray in which he said, “The FBI must immediately stop offering a financial reward in exchange for my arrest and my extradition to the United States, as this order violates many principles of international law. For human rights. "
"It is clear that the FBI is misrepresenting the facts and using fraudulent methods. It is a funny situation; fraudsters are fraudulently trying to accuse me of fraud," said the statement issued by Concord - a company owned by Prigozhin.
The FBI issued a notice last month offering $ 250,000 for any information leading to the arrest of Prigozhin, who is wanted for his role in alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
Yevgeny Prigozhin was accused of funding a "trolling factory" to support former President Donald Trump's campaign of spreading disinformation from social media accounts.
Some Western powers and Russian media suspect that Yevgeny Prigozhin is the financier of the "Wagner" group, whose members fought in Syria, Libya and other African countries.
The European Union has imposed sanctions on senior Russian officials close to President Putin, including Prigozhin, who is called "Putin's chef" because the restaurant company he runs has worked for the Kremlin.
The union’s official gazette said last October that Prigozhin was undermining peace in Libya by supporting the private company, Wagner, which carries out military activities.