In Finland, the militant “Rusich” was sent into custody: Ukraine asked to extradite him

In Finland, “Rusich” was sent into custody/Collage 24 Channel

Russian Voislav Torden (Jan Petrovsky) was sent into custody by a Finnish court. “Rusich” is suspected of committing war crimes during the war in Ukraine in 2014 – 2015.

It should be noted that Ukraine asked to extradite Torden , however, the Supreme Court denied the petition. The reason is “difficult conditions of detention.”

Petrovsky's arrest and action

On December 18, the Helsinki District Court decided to send Russian Vojislav Torden to jail. He is suspected of serious war crimes committed in Ukraine. The man will be sent to Vantaa prison. Charges must be filed by May 31.

During the detention hearing, Thorden carried a paper sign on which were written in Russian the names of two companies operating in Russia . One of the companies sells military clothing, and the other sells sports equipment. Both are located at the same address in St. Petersburg and belong to Vojislav Torden.

The media also note that the Deputy State Prosecutor on Friday decided to launch his own preliminary investigation into the activities of the terrorist in Finland. It must determine whether the Russian committed war crimes in Ukraine. We are talking about illegal actions against the wounded or prisoners serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Torden-Petrovsky case

• Militant Jan Petrovsky was detained in July 2023 in Finland under the name Vojislav Torden for violating immigration laws. In Ukraine he is suspected of committing war crimes. In particular, the Russian admitted that he tortured and shot several prisoners, and also posted photos and videos against the background of executed soldiers of the Aidar battalion in the Luhansk region.
• It should be noted that Jan Petrovsky is one of the leaders of the Russian neo-Nazi group DSHRG “Rusich”. behavior. Border guards immediately returned him to custody due to violation of the Law on Foreigners.
• Immediately after this, the Central Criminal Police began an investigation into Vojislav Torden, suspected of terrorist crimes in Ukraine .