Andrej Medvedev has been arrested under the Immigration Act. It is also being considered whether he should be produced for detention. Acting head of the legal section, Jon Andreas Johansen, in the Police’s immigration unit tells news. – Beyond that, we have no comments, says Johansen. Andrej Medvedev has revealed that he received help to cross the border between Norway and Russia in the Pasvikdalen, but without going into more detail about what kind of help he received. Problems adapting to security measures Lawyer Brynjulf Risnes, who is defending the case, confirms that his client was arrested on Sunday evening, but says there is no drama in this. – The background is disagreement about the security measures. Significant security measures have been introduced. Medvedev has problems adapting to it, says Risnes to news. Lawyer Brynjulf Risnes. Photo: HANS ERIK WEIBY / news Risnes says he hopes there will be no evidence of detention, and says the client is not suspected of any offense that provides a background for it. – I think it is in the interest of all parties to find a solution that both parties can be satisfied with, so that they can work together better. Interrogation Kripos has interrogated Andrej Medvedev about his service in the Wagner group. He was with the Russian mercenary group Wagner for several months in 2022 before escaping, according to the human rights organization Gulagu.net. He has the status of a witness. – He has previously said that he has been part of the Wagner group, and it is interesting for Kripos to get more information about this period, says a comment to news. Andrej Medvedev states, among other things, that he has witnessed mass murder, and he will also testify against the management of the Wagner group. Kripos is the body responsible for investigating war crimes in Norway, and also participates in the international investigation of war crimes in Ukraine, at the International Criminal Court, ICC. Kripos will not give any further comments to news about the case. But it is clear that both Norwegian and other Western authorities are interested in all information about Putin’s mercenary Wagner group and possible war crimes in Ukraine.
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Wagner defector arrested – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
