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''The last information which I have heard is that he is already in the U.S. Interpol has also informed this to Calovskis' mother. At the same time, we also have information that a court date will be set in the near future, and he will also be appointed an attorney,'' she pointed out.

It is not yet known how long Calovskis will remain in custody.

As reported, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) this past December decided against reviewing its initial ruling regarding extradition to the United States for Calovskis, LETA was informed by the Foreign Ministry.

The ECHR ruled this past July that Calovskis cannot be extradited to the United States yet, and indicated to the Latvian government not to expel Calovskis until the judgment became final or until the Court took a further decision on this matter, which has finally been made.

Calovskis' legal team later appealed the ECHR ruling.

This was the final hurdle for Calovskis to be extradited to the U.S.

LETA also reported, the government decided in August of 2013 to extradite Calovskis to the United States, however his attorneys turned to the ECHR, claiming that the extradition be put on hold until Calovskis' case is reviewed by court, and the ECHR halted the extradition process.

U.S. law enforcement institutions have brought charges against three alleged East European cyber thieves accused of stealing banking information from computers across Europe and the United States, including Calovskis.