Rather, he vigorously pursued some alleged political criminals in the erstwhile government of the NDC, prosecuted them in courts packed with Kufuor's cronies, and sent to prison consequently. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)
There is no treaty of extradition between the US and Russia, and even if there was one there would likely be an article which prevent political criminals (e.g. people charged with treason) from being extradited. (politics.stackexchange.com)
This was probably why Rawlings consistently tried to prevail upon Mills to pursue those rotten political criminals in the Kufuor government, daunting pressure conman T.B. Joshua advised Mills against in the interest of national peace. (ghanapoliticsonline.com)