Abraaj founder fights U.S. extradition request over fraud charges – ZAWYA

Abraaj founder fights U.S. extradition request over fraud charges – ZAWYA

Abraaj founder fights U.S. extradition request over fraud charges Abraaj founder fights U.S. extradition request over fraud charges | ZAWYA MENA Edition HomeLegalArticleAbraaj founder fights U.S. extradition request over fraud charges Dubai-based Abraaj was the largest buyout fund in the Middle East and North Africa until it collapsed in 2018    Arif Naqvi, Founder and Group Chief Executive of Abraaj Group attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2017. Image for illustrative purposes.LONDON: Lawyers for the founder of collapsed private equity firm Abraaj Group are urging a British court to refuse his extradition to the United States on fraud charges, arguing London was the nexus of the firm's business and so he should stand trial there.Arif Naqvi, whose extradition hearing started this week, is among several people charged by U.S. prosecutors with being part of an international scheme to defraud investors including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Naqvi has previously denied the charges through a public relations firm.  Lawyers for Naqvi, currently out on bail in Britain, said U.S. authorities intended to rely extensively on the evidence of his co-accused Sev Vettivettipillai, a former managing director of Abraaj, who was based