Spain will extradite Russian programmer Lisov to the United States

A court in Spain has decided to extradite Russian programmer Stanislav Lisov to the United States. This is reported by TASS with reference to the National Court of Justice.

The programmer's lawyer, Oleg Gubarev, said that the defense would appeal the court's decision. “In my opinion, there are more than enough motives for appealing,” he said.

In mid-July, Lisov asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to take the situation with his detention under personal control and prevent his extradition to the United States. In an address to Putin, Lisov claims that he has nothing to do with what the United States accuses him of, and considers the evidence base of the accusation "doubtful".

The programmer also wrote that he was afraid that after the extradition, “the charges may change” and pressure could be put on him.

Stanislav Lisov was put on the international wanted list at the request of the United States and was detained in Barcelona in January 2017. In the United States, a man is accused of developing the "banking Trojan" NeverQuest, through which attackers gained access to the computers of financial institutions and ordinary users, and then stole banking data. The investigation believes that the Russian did not work alone, but was part of a criminal group. The servers that Lisov operated were located in France and Germany, law enforcement officers say.

In the US, a Russian programmer faces up to 35 years in prison. The man himself does not admit his guilt.