Ukrainian court issued arrest warrant for a Russian citizen accused of having ties with ISIS
A Russian citizen who had been wanted internationally on suspicion of involvement in the activities of the Islamic State terrorist organization was arrested in Ukraine for two months by the judgment of Kharkiv court. The information was formally released by Vita Dubovik, the Press Secretary of the Prosecutor of the Kharkiv Oblast.
“A 26-year-old Russian citizen who had been wanted internationally on suspicion of involvement in the IS was arrested for two months without bail,” Ukrinform agency quotes Dubovik as saying. She specified that the unnamed Russian had been wanted internationally since 2014. In 2016, he was detained in Chernihiv, Ukraine and awaited extradition to Russia while under custody.
However, in December 2016, due to the expiration of the extradition arrest term, the court changed the preventive measure to 24-hour house arrest while wearing an electronic bracelet locator. After that, according to Dubovik, “the suspect removed the bracelet and hid from law enforcement agencies.”
On July 13, law enforcement officers in Kharkiv undertook a special operation to detain the Russian again. “The attacker resisted the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) and tried to run away; the security forces started shooting,” the Press Secretary clarified. She said that an investigation is now being held for resisting law enforcement authorities while the issue of extradition is being settled.