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Businessman Nikolay Banev and his wife to be extradited to Bulgaria, French court decides

Businessman Nikolay Banev and his wife Evgenia are to be extradited to Bulgaria, the Court of Appeal in the French city of Aix-en-Provence has decided. This was reported by lawyer Vincent Penard. If the decision is not appealed, Banevi must be extradited within 10 days.

Nikolay and Evgenia Banev were arrested in Nice, France, at the end of October following a European arrest warrant issued by the Bulgarian authorities. The order is linked to an investigation into the privatization of “Polimeri” factory, tax evasion and financial machinations.




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