Ukranian martial artist Andriy Pashkov, 39, has won an appeal against his extradition from Malta on the basis of a European Arrest Warrant issued against him by Ukraine.

Mr Pashkov is wanted by the Ukrainian authorities for the alleged misappropriation of €1 million between January and April 2007.

Chief Justice Vincent de Gaetano today revoked a decision by the Magistrate's Court to extradite him and ordered that he is released,

Chief Justice deGaetano said the prosecution’s case was based on documents that were not admissible in the Magistrates’ Court and the Court should therefore not have ordered the extradition.

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