“This morning, the Constitutional Council decided to reject our priority issue of the constitutionality of the court's decision.
However, he believes that an extradition appeal is applicable to our case, ”he said in a comment to RIA Novosti.
In June, the Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the sentence of Alexander Vinnik, who had previously been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of money laundering.
In February, the French Court of Cassation satisfied the demand for the protection of the Russian and submitted a request to the Constitutional Council of the republic about a possible violation of his rights in connection with his extradition to France.