Finland refused to extradite Ukrainian militant “Rusich” Yan Petrovsky

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In Finland in August 2023, law enforcement officers arrested Yan Petrovsky. However, after 4 months, the Supreme Court of Finland decided to dismiss the criminal and refused to extradite him to Ukraine.

Member of a sabotage and assault reconnaissance group (DSRG ) “Rusich” Yan Petrovsky fought against Ukraine. In Finland, the man lived under the false name Vojislav Torden.

Refusal of extradition

One of the reasons given by the Supreme Court of Finland for refusing to extradite the Russian militant to Ukraine was the conditions of detention in Ukrainian prisons. In particular, we are talking about the fact that the European Court of Human Rights recognized that they violate the third article of the Human Rights Convention.

The Supreme Court of Finland noted that Tordenu in Ukraine will be at risk of degrading behavior.

In particular, it is indicated that conditions in Ukrainian prisons have further deteriorated during the war and may pose a threat to life and limb.

Earlier, the border guard informed the Finnish Immigration Service that Torden's residence permit would be revoked, he would be deported and banned from entering the country.

Criminal Jan Petrovsky: main news

• Jan Petrovsky under the name Vojislav Torden was detained for violating Finnish migration legislation in August 2023.
• To prevent his deportation to Russia, the Office of the Prosecutor General sent the necessary information and a request for the detention and arrest of the militant to Finland. The SBU was looking for a criminal for participation in a terrorist organization in the war against Ukraine.
• Petrovsky is suspected of committing terrorist crimes between June 2014 and August 2015 in the Lugansk and Donetsk regions . The militant was included in the list of EU and US sanctions, because the DSRG troops have connections with the Wagnerites. leader Jan Petrovsky in Finland. Its fighters “stop performing any combat missions” on the territory of Ukraine.