The Supreme Court of Finland did not agree to the extradition of Russian militant Yan Petrovskiy to Ukraine due to the conditions of detention in Ukrainian prisons and ordered his immediate release.
A Finnish court refused to extradite a neo-Nazi to Ukraine
The Russian appears in the investigation of the Security Service of Ukraine on suspicion of participation in a terrorist organization. According to the study, in 2014, Petrovsky fought against Ukraine together with the "LPR" terrorists as part of the so-called "Rusich Sabotage and Assault Intelligence Group".
The Supreme Court of Finland explained that it could not agree to the extradition of Petrovsky due to the detention conditions in Ukrainian prisons. The court referred to the decision of the ECHR, according to which the conditions in Ukrainian prisons violate Chapter 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Finnish Supreme Court believes that Torden will be at risk of "degrading treatment" if he is extradited to Ukraine.
At the end of October, the publication reminded me that the Supreme Court of Sweden also made a similar decision in the case of the extradition of a person based on the conditions of imprisonment in Ukraine.
According to reports, conditions of detention in Ukrainian prisons during the war have further deteriorated and may pose a threat to life and health. There are also reports of torture and violence, including against persons suspected of collaborating with Russia, the Finnish newspaper writes.
The Supreme Court ruled that there are no longer grounds for holding Petrovsky in custody to ensure his possible extradition. The court ordered his immediate release if there were no other grounds for his detention.
Detention of Petrovskiy in Finland
The Finnish police detained the Russian militant on August 25. The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine wants to extradite him.
Voyislav Torden (Ian Petrovskyi) is the leader and commander of the Russian paramilitary formation "Operational Group "Rusich". He was known for his connections in far-right circles. Torden also fought on the side of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
At the end of August, it became known that Torden asked to be extradited to the Russian Federation.
