The Spanish National Judicial College refused to extradite the Director General of the Institute for Research on Physical Rehabilitation and New Rehabilitation Technologies, Yevgeny Blum to Russia. Written about this TASS with reference to & nbsp; court press service.
Blum is accused of embezzling around 29 million rubles from freestyler Maria Chaadaeva (Komissarova).
The college explained that the extradition of the Russian had been refused, since “ the facts had already been investigated and the case was closed in the courts of Malaga. '' The press service added that “ the court decision regarding these events was taken in Spain '' even before the extradition request. “The athlete herself has recognized the competence of the Spanish courts to investigate the facts when filing a complaint with the Spanish judicial authorities,” said the court.
A criminal case against Blum has been opened & nbsp; in the fall of 2019. He was charged with large-scale fraud and & nbsp; placed on the international wanted list.
According to the investigation, MD Yevgeny Blum took advantage of the post-traumatic condition of freestyler Maria Chaadaeva, who injured her spine and lost the ability to walk for training during the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. In May 2014, in Spain, Blum convinced the athlete to make a deal with him for the provision of rehabilitation services worth more than 29 million rubles. For this amount, he promised to restore the ability to walk in a year. However, after classes using Blum's methods, the motor functions of Chaadaeva's legs did not recover, because with such an injury it could not have happened with the help of rehabilitation measures. .
On June 9 of last year, the Moscow Basmanny Court authorized Blum's arrest in absentia. By court order, he will be detained for two months from the time of his arrest in the Russian Federation or his extradition to the country.
In March 2021, the Russian Prosecutor's Office requested his extradition. Yevgeny Blum from Spain. An extradition request has been sent to the country's Ministry of Justice.