Bout, escorted by Thai special police, left the Warm Li Wu Prison in the north of the capital Bangkok and went to Don Mueang Air Force Airport. At 13: 27 local time (Beijing time 14: 27), under the escort of eight officials from the Drug Control Bureau under the US Department of Justice, Bout boarded a small American charter plane and left Thailand. From the prison to the airport, the Thai police have implemented the strictest security measures. In order to take Bout to the airport, the police sent two motorcades, one of which was purely for camouflage. At the airport, almost 50 policemen and snipers protected Bout. Officials also banned the media from entering the airport to cover and shoot. Earlier, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit announced that the Thai cabinet meeting held that morning decided not to oppose the request of the United States to extradite Bout. On August 20 this year, an appeal court in Thailand ruled that Bout should be extradited to the United States for trial. According to the extradition law of Thailand, extradition should be completed within 3 months, that is, before 1 1.09. Bout was almost extradited to the United States at that time, but just before boarding the plane, the Thai government postponed the extradition on the grounds that the judicial procedure for extradition had not been completed. According to the Thai government, in February this year, US prosecutors accused Bout of new crimes such as money laundering, but slowed down the extradition process. Bangkok Criminal Court ruled that Bout was suspected of money laundering and communication fraud in June, 5438+00. This ruling is equivalent to clearing the judicial obstacles for Bout's extradition to the United States. The extradition procedure is very quick and secret. The wife of Russian embassy Bout has never heard of it before. It is widely believed that Thailand's agreement with the United States to extradite Bout will undermine its relations with Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov protested extradition. The Russian Foreign Ministry made it clear that Russia will continue to protect Bout's rights. This extradition has raised questions about Thailand's judicial independence and whether the Thai government can make independent decisions. Dvornikov, an official of the Russian Embassy in Thailand, said: "All the procedures are proceeding very quickly and urgently, and it seems to be done in secret. It's amazing. The embassy didn't get any official news from Thailand, which is a bit strange ... They didn't give any warning to the embassy, Bout's wife and lawyer, nothing. " Bout's lawyer, Brubin, said that he had been to Warm Li Wu Prison on June 5438+05, when everything was as usual. Bruin believes that the Thai government's decision "violates normal judicial procedures" because Bout has applied to the Court of Appeal for retrial, but the court has not yet responded. Before boarding the plane, Bout failed to see his wife Allah. Allah later said in Bangkok that "there is an obvious political motive behind this, and the US government lobbied (the Thai government)". Supisham, a Thai police officer, said: "The extradition procedure started so soon because of fear of being ambushed and assassinated on the way. Where the next stop of the charter flight is still confidential, but the destination will be the United States. " "Politically, Thailand is in a dilemma, but we must follow judicial procedures," said Tavan Prissy, secretary general of Thailand's National Security Council. I think Russia will understand. "In 2008, after Bout was arrested in Thailand, both the United States and Russia demanded that he be extradited to their own countries and often put pressure on Thailand.