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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, who escaped Russia in January via its Arctic border with Norway, has described running as Russian guards fired shots at him.
It is the latest colourful incident involving Andrey Medvedev, who has been in Norway since January.
Andrei Medvedev, who escaped Russia in January via its Arctic border with Norway, has been taken into custody for illegally trying to return to his homeland, but his lawyer says it’s a misunderstanding.
The Norwegian police has arrested Andrey Medvedev, a former Wagner Group mercenary who illegally crossed the Russia-Norway border and requested political asylum in Norway in January, Medvedev’s lawyer told Reuters.
Andrei Medvedev's lawyer told Newsweek on Saturday that his arrest was a "misunderstanding."