Daryna Antoniuk reports:
The Russian Embassy in Thailand said it is seeking access to a Russian citizen reportedly detained on the resort island of Phuket at the request of the United States over suspected cybercrimes.
“At the moment, we are clarifying the circumstances of this case and working with the Thai side to arrange consular access,” embassy representative Ilya Ilyin told Russia’s state news agency TASS.
Thai police confirmed to TASS that the Russian national was arrested on Phuket in coordination with U.S. authorities and later transferred to Bangkok. The suspect is being held pending extradition to the U.S., according to local media reports.
Earlier this week, local outlet The Phuket Express reported that police had detained a 35-year-old “world-famous hacker” who had been hiding in Thailand after launching cyberattacks on government agencies in Europe and the U.S.
Authorities have not disclosed the suspect’s name, alias or the specific crimes he is accused of. Thai police said they seized laptops, mobile phones, and digital wallets during a raid carried out with assistance from the FBI.
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