Cases ยท requested by Russia
Nikita Kulachenkov: INTERPOL notice and outcome
Russian investigative accountant who worked for the Anti-Corruption Foundation founded by Alexei Navalny, according to Fair Trials.
OutcomeExtradition refused 9 February 2016
Released in Cyprus in February 2016, and Fair Trials says he cannot be sure the diffusion is no longer stored in national border systems.
Released in Cyprus in February 2016, and Fair Trials says he cannot be sure the diffusion is no longer stored in national border systems.
What the requesting state alleged
Russia charged him, together with Navalny investigator Georgy Alburov, with stealing artwork in 2014, OCCRP reported. Fair Trials says the item was a poster left in the street that the artist initially valued at about two dollars.
What happened
- Arrested at Nicosia airport on a Russian extradition request. Fair Trials says the arrest was based on an INTERPOL diffusion1,3Cypriot police
- Cyprus Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou ordered his release, saying the detention could no longer be justified1Ministry of Justice of Cyprus
- Released after about three weeks in Nicosia prison and not extradited2,3Cypriot authorities
Sources
- OCCRP, Cyprus: Justice Minister Claims Arrested Navalny Ally to Be Freed (10 February 2016)
- Euronews, Russia is using Interpol to target Putin's political rivals, says NGO (17 March 2018)
- Fair Trials, Case study: Nikita Kulachenkov (undated)
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