Israeli professor wanted for arms dealing goes missing before US extradition – By The Jerusalem Post Staff (Jerusalem Post) / Apr 19 2023
The Israeli professor was released on bail while a court deliberated on his extradition to the US, where he is wanted for arms trafficking charges.
Israeli professor Gal Luft, who is wanted by US authorities for arms dealing, has gone missing in Cyprus after a Larnaca court had released him on bail, Cypriot website Philenews reported on Wednesday.
Luft had been arrested at Larnaca International Airport, in southern Cyprus, after Interpol issued an arrest warrant against him on suspicion of arms trafficking to Libya and China. He was then slated for extradition to the United States.
Luft released on bail
The Larnaca District Court released him while deliberating on the US extradition request after it ordered him to pay €150,000 as a guarantee, to put up another €250,000 with a guarantor, and to present himself at the central police station of Paphos, where he lived at the time, at regular intervals.
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