(NEW YORK) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted thousands of people to leave the Eastern European country, but should North Carolina native Craig Lang depart Ukraine and return to the United States, he could immediately be taken into custody by federal authorities. Lang, a 32-year-old […]
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The death penalty will be waived for US Army veteran Craig Lang, the alleged double murderer who fought as a mercenary for a far-right paramilitary group in Ukraine, the DOJ has said.
The government is hoping the lesser sentence could expedite the 30-year-old s extradition from Kiev where he is living under house arrest.
The US wants to try Lang in Florida for his role in the murders of Serafin Danny Lorenzo Jr, 53, and Deana K. Lorenzo, 50, in 2018.
During a Zoom status hearing in Fort Myers yesterday, Jesus Casas, assistant US attorney for the Middle District of Florida, said the Department of Justice had agreed to Ukraine s demands not to pursue the death penalty.
Fed did not seek death penalty in Craig Long case
The U.S. Department of Justice will waive the death penalty The Craig Lang case, An army veteran who fought with a right-wing paramilitary unit in Ukraine, the authorities have accused him of killing a married couple in southwest Florida in April 2018.
U.S. officials and experts studying far-right extremism are paying close attention to the case. They are increasingly worried that the Americans will go to Ukraine to train and gain combat experience with the far-right armed groups.
At a state hearing held on Monday through Zoom in Myers, the Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Florida, Jesus Casas, told the court that the government has decided to abandon the death penalty in order to expedite the transfer from Kiev. (Kyiv) The act of extradition Lang (Kyiv). Live in limited house arrest.