U.S. Case Ends Against Ex-Kyrgyz Leader Bakiyev’s Son
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A U.S. criminal securities fraud case against Maksim Bakiyev, the son of former Kyrgyzstan leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev, has been dismissed, prosecutors said, without giving an explanation.
The U.S. had sought to extradite the younger Bakiyev, 35, from the U.K. to face trial on charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and obstruction of justice. Dismissal of the case was confirmed today by Robert Nardoza, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch in Brooklyn, New York. He declined to comment further.