Boris Zaychuk
The Ukrainian embassy in the Czech Republic attempted to release on bail a man who served as an adviser to fugitive former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and who is accused of collaborating with terrorists.
The Czech publication MF DNES writes about this.
The man's name is Aliho Fayad. He was arrested in Prague in April 2014, after which the US requested his extradition.
"According to their accusations, Fayad, along with two other men, attempted to sell cocaine and weapons to agents of the National Bureau of Drug Control, who were operating under the guise of members of the Colombian terrorist organization FARC," the Czech publication writes.
According to the Czech news agency, Fayad himself holds a Ukrainian passport and even served as an advisor to Viktor Yanukovych. The publication believes that the extradition request to the United States is motivated by intelligence reports from American intelligence agencies regarding illegal arms trafficking in Ukraine.
"In May 2014, Ukraine's Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Borys Zaychuk, attempted to free Fayad from prison by offering cash bail," MF DNES reports. The publication has obtained documents citing a letter from the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Czech Republic to the then-Czech Minister of Justice, in which the diplomat requested Fayad's release because he "had not committed any crimes."
However, it's worth noting that last week, a Czech court ruled against Fayad's extradition to the US, and he was released. The US has already called this decision "shocking."
"After his release, Fayad immediately left for Beirut, where, according to unconfirmed reports, he was arrested again by a US intelligence unit," the publication concludes.
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