Israel's Justice Ministry received Ukraine's request for extradition of Stavytskiy on July 12 / Photo from UNIAN
A positive decision on the extradition of former Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Eduard Stavytskiy to Ukraine from Israel depends on that country's authorities, according to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office (PGO).
"We've sent an enquiry [for his extradition]. The Justice Ministry of Israel received it on July 12. The deadline is indefinite. Prospects of its fulfilment are also uncertain – it's up to them to decide," chief of the PGO's main department of special investigation Serhiy Horbatiuk said.
Stavytskiy worked as energy minister in Ukraine December 2012 through February 2014 in Mykola Azarov's government.
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Interpol issued a red notice for his arrest in 2014.
Some media reported that Stavytskiy was detained in Israel on May 6, 2016. He denied the reports, calling them a fake.
Stavytskiy reportedly lives in Israel under the name Nathan Rosenberg.