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The Italian government has decided to extradite a Chinese man wanted by US authorities on hacking charges that include stealing Covid-19 medical research, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
The government’s decision, which was first reported by Bloomberg, follows a ruling by an Italian court earlier this month which said Xu Zewei could be extradited.
A representative for Italy’s government declined to comment. Xu’s lawyer Enrico Giarda told Reuters that his client had not received any communications on the matter so far.
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Following his arrest, Xu’s lawyer said his client had been a victim of mistaken identity.
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The US Justice Department alleges that Xu has been hacking and stealing crucial Covid-19 research at the behest of the Chinese government.
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