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Offline TomSea

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I've heard of this fellow, an American...but I'm unsure what for. Twitter account after article reads that he has been released.
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Kremlin critic Browder arrested in Spain

Financier Bill Browder, a high-profile critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been arrested in Spain.

Mr Browder was sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court late last year, on fraud and tax evasion charges.

Interpol had previously refused to enforce a similar 2013 sentence for Mr Browder, deeming it "predominantly political in nature".

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kremlin-critic-browder-arrested-in-spain/ar-AAy11Pq?OCID=ansmsnnews11

https://twitter.com/Billbrowder
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Just cleared Spanish immigration at Madrid airport without any further problems. On my way back to London

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Browder

Not sure if he's a "good guy" or "bad guy" but he probably does not deserve the prosecution in Russia.
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