Viktor Bout
Russian citizen Viktor bout for growing Kombucha for 40 days increased 25-year prison term which he is serving in the United States. About it the newspaper “Izvestia” said his lawyer Alexei Tarasov.
He told the newspaper that the Booth was raised in the chamber Kombucha to help heal the stomach. The drink made based on it, also used other prisoners and guards. Subsequent in camera inspection “with some strange device,” said Booth is engaged in the production of alcohol.
Tarasov said that this bout was deprived of the indulgences earned for good behavior, and added to his prison term for more than 40 days.
Also, the lawyer warned, that the term bout can be increased to 54 days from its communication with reporters. In addition, the Russians may not be able to use the phone and buy products in the prison shop within one year.
In April, the U.S. Supreme court refused to take into consideration the case of the booth. Then the highest court of the United States, in addition to the works of Russian, reported on the refusal of consideration of several dozen petitions.
Protection booth appealed to the U.S. Supreme court on February 22. In March it became known that the Prosecutor’s office refused to file objections against the revision of the sentence of Russian.
Viktor Bout in April 2012 was found guilty in U.S. court to conspiracy to sell weapons to the organization “Revolutionary armed forces of Colombia” (FARC), which in the US is related to terrorist. A Russian citizen pleaded not guilty.
The businessman was arrested in March 2008 in Thailand at the request of Washington. According to open sources, the reason for the detention was the record of the negotiations on arms with his participation made by undercover agents of Management on struggle against drugs of the USA.