WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Last week, Russia filed an amicus curiae brief in the US Supreme Court in support of the review of Bout's case. According to Tarasov, it was the first time that Russia filed such a brief in the US Supreme Court. Amicus briefs are filed by non-litigants (those not involved in a lawsuit), who have a strong interest in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit.
"The [judges’] conference was planned for today … we expect the results at the start of next week," Tarasov said, adding that he planned to meet with Russian diplomats on Monday in Washington to discuss the Bout case.
Viktor Bout was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 in the course of a joint operation carried out by Thai and US authorities, who accused him of conspiring to kill Americans by allegedly agreeing to supply Colombian militants with weapons.
Moscow says that the case is politicized and has repeatedly called on Washington to release the Russian citizen, who is serving a 25-year sentence in the United States.