The police’s immigration unit states to news that they want to release the former mercenary Andrej Medvedev. “The reason for the release is that the conditions for further detention which follow from § 106 of the Immigration Act are no longer present,” writes Acting Head of the Legal Section in the Police’s Immigration Unit, Jon Andreas Johansen, to news. – What happens next now? – We don’t know that in detail yet. Now we have to find a good solution outside of Trandum, says lawyer Brynjulf Risnes, who is defending the case, to news. Where the Russian defector will live in Norway is not yet known. – We all have to deal with the fact that there may be a risk associated with this. We have to see what becomes possible and what is said going forward, says Risnes to news. – How is he now? – He is very happy, says Risnes. Has applied for asylum The former Russian Wagner soldier Andrej Medvedev fled to Norway on Friday 13 January. He himself states that he took part in the fighting around Bakhmut in Ukraine. Medvedev recently applied for asylum in Norway after crossing the Pasvikelva outside Kirkenes. – I can confirm that he has applied for asylum, and that application is processed in the usual way. He has the right to accommodation, UDI’s press spokesperson told news on Wednesday afternoon. For privacy reasons, UDI does not want to say anything more about where the accommodation will be.
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The police release former mercenary Andrej Medvedev – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
