Ex-Wagner commander arrested in Norway - Newspaper
Andrei Medvedev had escaped Russia in January via its Arctic border.
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Andrei Medvedev had escaped Russia in January via its Arctic border.
A former Wagner Group commander who fled to Norway in January in hopes of claiming asylum has been arrested on suspicion of trying to get back across the border into Russia, his lawyer says. The reported arrest of ex-mercenary Andrey Medvedev comes after he was sentenced in April to 14 days in jail for disorderly
Norwegian police have arrested a former commander of the Wagner mercenary group on suspicion that he tried to illegally cross the border back into Russia after seeking asylum in Norway earlier this year, the man's lawyer said on Saturday.
Andrei Medvedev's lawyer said the arrest was a misunderstanding and that the ex-Wagner boss had not intended to cross the Russian border.
Norwegian authorities recently detained Andrei Medvedev, the former commander of the Wagner mercenary group, on suspicion of attempting an illegal border crossing into Russia.