“Artem Dmytruk, the fugitive People’s Deputy declared wanted, said that Ukraine apparently demands his urgent extradition and that he was detained by law enforcement officers on Tuesday. Source: Dmytruk on Instagram, British edition of The Independent Dmytruk’s direct speech: “Zelensky demands my urgent extradition.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Dmytruk on Instagram, British edition of The Independent
straight language Dmytrouk: “Zelensky demands my urgent extradition. Today, as part of this process, I was detained by law enforcement officers – after that a court hearing was held. I will say one thing: I will stay in touch with you.”
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Details: In an interview with the British publication The Independent, Dmytruk reported that he had to appear before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court to contest the extradition request from the Ukrainian government. He also complained about “political oppression by the government of Ukraine because of its support for the church.”
Dmytruk also said that the British government provided him with security after he arrived in the country.
What preceded:
- On August 25, it became known that non-factional People’s Deputy Artem Dmytruk, who defended the Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine, illegally left the country.
- On August 25, the Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin informed about the suspicion of this current People’s Deputy of Ukraine for participating in attacks on citizens, including a law enforcement officer, attempted theft of firearms, etc.
- Dmytruk himself stated before leaving that he was “threatened and persecuted because of his beliefs.” On August 29, Artem Dmytruk, a suspect in the attacks on a soldier and a law enforcement officer, People’s Deputy of Ukraine, was declared wanted.
- On September 2, the law enforcement officers informed about the suspicion of three persons who illegally transported the suspect of attacks on citizens of people’s deputy Artem Dmytruk across the state border to Transnistria.