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INTERPOL · CCF · EXTRADITION

Cross-border defence
begins before the border.

Anatoly Kleymenov advises individuals, families and international counsel on INTERPOL data, extradition requests and the Russian criminal proceedings behind them — with a focus on economic-crime allegations.

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English & Russian · International coordination · Moscow

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The public notice is rarely
the whole case.

International wanted-person data, an extradition request and the underlying domestic case must be assessed as one system. Timing, evidence and the order of steps matter.

01INTERPOL framework

A Red Notice is a request.
Not an international arrest warrant.

Each country decides the legal effect of a Red Notice under its own law. INTERPOL data must also comply with the organisation’s Constitution and data-processing rules.

Access

Establish whether personal data are processed in INTERPOL’s Information System.

Correction

Address inaccurate or incomplete personal and procedural information.

Deletion

Challenge data that do not comply with the applicable INTERPOL rules.

Official reference About Red Notices ↗ CCF requests ↗

02Focused practice

One strategy across
every relevant forum.

The practice is centred on cross-border criminal matters arising from allegations of economic and corporate crime. Work abroad is coordinated with locally admitted counsel.

01

INTERPOL & CCF

Applications concerning access, correction, deletion and revision of INTERPOL data.

  • Notice and diffusion compliance analysis
  • Preventive submissions where risk is foreseeable
  • Evidence package and written representations
  • New applications where new elements exist
02

Extradition defence

Russian-law analysis and a coordinated defence plan for extradition proceedings abroad.

  • Case theory with foreign counsel
  • Fair-trial and procedural issues
  • Bilingual expert reports
  • Hearings, appeals and cross-examination support
03

Russian proceedings

Domestic procedural work designed to support the broader cross-border defence.

  • Challenges to wanted-person decisions
  • In-absentia arrest and detention measures
  • Review of investigative and court decisions
  • Defence in Russian proceedings in absentia
04

Expert evidence

Independent explanation of Russian criminal law and procedure for foreign courts.

  • Written declarations and opinions
  • Analysis of the underlying accusation
  • Responses to prosecution experts
  • Oral evidence and cross-examination

03Extradition

A request for surrender
is not the final word.

The competent court examines the request under the applicable domestic law and treaty framework. The defence may require evidence about the Russian case, procedural defects, detention conditions and fair-trial safeguards — presented in the form the local court can use.

What coordinated defence can include

  1. 01Map the allegation and procedural history
  2. 02Identify evidence relevant to refusal
  3. 03Prepare Russian-law expert materials
  4. 04Support local counsel through hearing and appeal

Attorney · Russian-law expert

Anatoly
Kleymenov

English · Russian

Criminal defence lawyer with more than three decades of practice and experience giving Russian-law evidence in foreign proceedings.

Anatoly Kleymenov has been a member of the Moscow City Bar since 1993 and a partner at Mekler & Partners for more than twenty years. His work includes defence at the investigative stage, economic-crime matters and cross-border proceedings involving business owners and senior executives.

He has appeared as an expert on Russian criminal law and procedure in extradition cases before courts in Cyprus, including personal cross-examination, and has provided Russian-law expertise in federal litigation in the Southern District of New York.

1993
Law degree, Moscow Law Institute; admitted to the Moscow City Bar
PhD
Candidate of Legal Sciences; research in comparative civil procedure
Constitutional
Represented the Federation Council before the Constitutional Court of Russia
Recognition
Best Lawyers in Russia, Litigation — 2019 and 2020 editions

04Selected matters

Experience measured
in the record.

Case descriptions are condensed and anonymised where appropriate. Every outcome depends on its own facts, law, evidence and forum.

2021Supreme Court of Cyprus

Extradition order overturned; immediate release ordered

On appeal, the Court held that a delay of more than nine years, viewed together with the applicant’s circumstances, made surrender unjust and oppressive. The first-instance decision was set aside.

Public judgment (Greek) ↗
2021INTERPOL CCF

Red Notice data deleted in a commercial-credit dispute

The CCF found that the material did not sufficiently describe a fraudulent scheme or personal benefit. It recalled that failure to meet a contractual debt does not, without more, amount to a serious ordinary-law crime and ordered deletion of the data.

2020INTERPOL CCF

Diffusion removed after a challenge to its factual and legal basis

The Commission identified unresolved doubts about the private nature and lawfulness of the proceedings. Follow-up correspondence and an official INTERPOL certificate confirmed that no Red Notice or diffusion remained.

2020Larnaca District Court

Extradition refused in an abuse-of-authority case

The defence addressed the substance of the alleged acts and serious fair-trial concerns arising from the Russian proceedings.

Past outcomes do not guarantee a similar result in any future matter.

05Working method

Start with the deadline.
Then build the map.

You should understand the objective, sequence, risks and owner of every next step.

  1. 01

    Initial triage

    Countries involved, present status, travel constraints and the nearest procedural deadline.

  2. 02

    Record review

    Domestic case documents, international requests, court record and prior CCF correspondence.

  3. 03

    Unified strategy

    Legal grounds, evidence plan and order of action across the affected jurisdictions.

  4. 04

    Coordinated execution

    Submissions, expert evidence and alignment with locally admitted lawyers where required.

06Initial assessment

Start
with the facts.

In your first message, state only the countries involved, your current procedural status and the nearest deadline. Please do not send sensitive case documents before scope and conflicts are checked.

Contact Anatoly Kleymenov
WhatsApp+7 925 507-76-29 Emaila.kleymenov@meklerlaw.com Telephone+7 925 507-76-29
Moscow office 11 Bolshoy Sukharevsky Lane
Building 1, Office 7
Moscow 127051, Russia

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