India wants Argies to extradite bribery suspect

The Indian government has requested the extradition from Argentina of Otavio Quattrocchi- an Italian businessman who is accused in an arms bribery case that had scandalized India. In 1986, Quattrocchi allegedly handled over $13 million in bribes between a Swedish arms manufacturer and the Indian government; the Bofors scandal (as it was called) eventually toppled the regime of then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Quattrocchi’s lawyer claims that his client is a victim of political persecution by politicians opposed to the Gandhi clan and the Indian National Congress party.

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