THE RUSSIAN PRESS BARON VLADIMIR GOUSSINSKI TRANSFERE IN A PRISON OF
THE SURROUNDINGS OF MADRID








MADRID, March 13.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Juan Kobo).  The chairman of
the Russian holding of press " Media-Most ", Vladimir Goussinski,
arrete by the Spanish autorites in December of the year derniere, has
ete transfere has the prison of " Soto-cLed-Real ", in the suburbs
madrilene.

Next Thursday an audience of the court will be held in the Spanish
capital to examine the request for extradition of the press baron
deposee by the general Parquet floor of Russia.  Pronunciation the day
before of the judgement, the Room penale, which is the higher
authority of the legal Room of Spain, has decide to modify the
measurement of preventive intervention has the regard of Vladimir
Goussinski.

In accordance with this decision the press baron, which up to now was
in residence surveillee, has ete incarcere.  The legal bodies made
this decision to avoid any risk of escape of accuses.  In the arrete
of the court it east indicates that " considering the great financial
possibilities of Vladimir Goussinski and being gives that in addition
to Russian nationality it possede also nationality israelienne, the
risks to see accuses it enfreindre the restrictions imposees by the
court always have ete large ".

Vladimir Goussinski has ete arrete by the Spanish autorites in
December 2000 in his villa of Sotogrande on the request of the Russian
legal bodies.  The 2001 day before, Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon had
decide to modify the measurement of preventive intervention and
aurorise Vladimir Goussinski has to be in residence surveillee in bond
Spanish of a billion pesetas (5,5 million dollars).