A French court has ruled Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov can be extradited to Russia and Ukraine to face charges of fraud. <br /><br />Ablyazov is accused of embezzling billions of euros from his former bank BTA. The Kazakhstan lender operates in both Russia and Ukraine. <br /><br />The 50-year-old dissident denies any wrong doing. <br /><br />The court in Aix-en-Provence declared Russia should take priority. <br /><br />Sought by Interpol, Ablyazov was granted political asylum by Britain in 2011 but was arrested on the French Riviera last July. <br /><br />The former trade minister’s family and human rights groups have warned his life will be at risk if he is returned to his homeland. <br /><br />Last May, his wife and daughter were controversially expelled from Italy back to Kazakhstan.
