12:13 24.09.2018

If violations were made in Tumgoev's extradition to Russia, Ukraine will ask court to return him – PGO Spokesman Lysenko

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KYIV. Sept 24 (Interfax-Ukraine) - If Russia violates the rights of Timur Tumgoev, extradited from Ukraine, Kyiv will appeal to an international court demanding his return to Ukrainian territory, Spokesman for Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office Andriy Lysenko said at a press conference hosted by the Kyiv-based Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Friday.

"According to the documents the PGO received from Ukraine's SBU Security Service, and the National Police that collected the data, there was no mention that Tumgoev took part in hostilities in the eastern Ukraine," Lysenko said, adding that a pretrial investigation of the matter will establish the "real picture" of the case.

Replying to a question about information on Tumgoev's possible involvement in the international terrorist organization Islamic State, Lysenko said: "Based on the extradition notice, the information was provided by Russia. But we have reasons to doubt the information. Therefore, a pretrial investigation was launched to establish the truth and those people who stood behind to extradite a person to the aggressor country," Lysenko said. He said Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has contacted Ukraine's consulate in Russia with a request to check on Tumgoev's status.

"If there are illegal actions taken against him, Ukraine will file an appeal with the international court to bring him back," Lysenko said.

Commander of the 8th Volunteer Battalion Andriy Gergert (nom de guerre Cherven) has said Tumgoev took part in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

"We say that he fought. We will monitor the investigation and tell investigators whom they should contact to verify this," he said, adding that volunteer battalion commanders continue cooperating with Ukraine's so-called power ministries, but "We now understand that our enemies are in some of these structures."

As earlier reported, on September 17, Svoboda Party activists with members of National Crops, as well as C14 and other nationalist organizations staged a protest outside the PGO office in Kyiv to protest the extradition of Tumgoev to Russia.

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