Swiss court keeps ex-GSK scientist's brother behind bars as US pushes to extradite him on R&D theft charges
A Swiss criminal court is keeping Chinese scientist Gongda Xue in jail for now as US officials look to extradite him for his role in a family enterprise that stole more than a half billion dollars in drug secrets and transferred them to China.
Local news sources in Switzerland report that the criminal court rejected the scientist’s appeal, saying that a potential 20-year prison sentence makes him a clear flight risk.
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