Fugitive Czech businessman unfazed by Czech-Seychelles extradition treaty

Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir has said he is not worried about a new draft extradition treaty signed between the Czech Republic and the Seychelles. The controversial billionaire businessman, who now holds Seychelles citizenship, is wanted by the Czech authorities for suspected criminal activities, including the planned murder of a customs official. Mr Krejcir said on Friday that even if the deal was approved by the Seychelles parliament it would only affect those who were guilty of the most serious crimes such as murder and that he had never been involved in anything like that. If approved, the draft treaty signed on Friday will apply to citizens of both the Czech Republic and the Seychelles, but will also allow for extradition requests to be turned down.

Author: Coilin O'Connor