Panama extradites Czech fraudster

The authorities in Panama have extradited a 49-year-old Czech man who was evading a prison term for fraud, the Czech Justice Ministry said on Thursday. It’s the first case of a Czech citizen being extradited by that country. The man was arrested in Panama last year; as the country has no extradition agreement with the Czech Republic, the authorities approved the Czech extradition request on the basis of “mutuality agreement”, the Justice Ministry said. The man had been sentenced to several years in prison for fraud with used cars.

Author: Jan Richter