Russia to request extradition of accused businessmen from Spain

The office of the Russian prosecutor general is preparing documents to officially request extradition of wanted businessman Konstantin Mrykhin who was detained in Spain, ITAR-TASS reported.

"At present documents are being prepared for competent bodies in Spain to decide on his extradition to Russia," the office said on Thursday.

Mrykhin is a co-owner of the Lame Horse caf in Perm where a fire killed 156 people in December 2009.

He was put on the international wanted list and may face from 4 to 10 years in jail "for providing services which did not comply with life and health safety requirements and which carelessly resulted in loss of life and grave harm to health."

Mrykhin was detained on an Interpol warrant in Barcelona on August 31. He is the ninth person involved in the criminal case.