Friday, November 2 2018 17:10

ArmInfo. US citizen of Turkish origin Kevin (Kemal) Oksuz, detained in Armenia,  and will be extradited to the United States. This was reported to ArmInfo in the  press service of the RA General Prosecutor's Office.

According to the source, the Prosecutor General's Office granted the  petition of US law enforcement agencies for the extradition of Oksuz.

Kemal Oksuz was detained on August 29 at the request of Interpol. In  the US, he is accused of falsifying documents. The Turk headed a  public non-profit structure, the purpose of which was to organize  reciprocal visits between the Americans and the Turks; he also  organized trips of American congressmen to Turkey and Azerbaijan. The  ethics committee of the House of Representatives regulates the  private visits of congressmen.  According to the regulations, travel  sponsors must fill out special forms confirming the sources of  funding for the trip, and the sponsors and expenses should be clearly  indicated.  Oksuz falsified these forms, giving out false information  about the financing of a number of congressmen's trips.

It is noteworthy that a criminal case was opened against Oksuz in  Armenia. The company he founded evaded taxes on a large scale.