Vienna Online reports , emphasizing that the court's decision is a step in a legal battle that has been going on for several years.
The decision of the Vienna Regional Court was made on November 7, a court spokeswoman confirmed. The prosecutor's office plans to appeal.
Firtash was arrested in Vienna in March 2014 and released on bail of 125 million euros.
The Americans accuse Firtash of corruption in connection with a never-implemented titanium deal in India. Firtash denies the charges and says it is politically motivated persecution.
It should be noted that after this court decision, Britain imposed sanctions against Firtash. He was accused of "hiding tens of millions of pounds of income received in the UK real estate market.".
There is a version in Ukrainian business circles that these sanctions were imposed at the request of the Americans in "revenge" for the Austrian court's refusal to extradite Firtash.
