Venezuelan businessman López sees Swiss case for extradition from UK dropped
By Martin Coyle ( May 15, 2026, 14:50 GMT | Insight) -- A Venezuelan businessman living in the UK is no longer being sought for extradition by prosecutors in Switzerland over money-laundering charges. Alejandro Betancourt López, a director at investment company the O'Hara Administration, had been on £2 million bail in the UK. Switzerland froze his assets as part of measures taken following the arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.A Venezuelan businessman living in the UK is no longer being sought for extradition by prosecutors in Switzerland over money-laundering charges....
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