Bulgaria will issue a Russian Russian Federation who burned his passport, opposed to invasion of Ukraine

The Bulgarian Court decided to extradite a citizen of Russia to the Russian Federation who burned his passport in Bulgaria in protest against the war in Ukraine. About it reports Euractiv. The 46-year-old Russian Alexei Alchina, who has lived in Bulgaria for five years, should be extradited according to the decision of the Varna District Court. The final decision of the Court of Appeal is expected by the end of August, and at that time the Russian will be in custody.

According to Euractiv, most likely the Court of Appeal will not cancel the decision on extradition. Video of the Russian Day asked her to give her Alchina in connection with the investigation of tax fraud. The request came after Alchin opposed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, burned his passport a few days after the start of a full -scale war. Alchin and his wife, Olga Gururova, are convinced that Russia's request is politically motivated.

At the same time, the Russian authorities claim that Alchin allegedly inflicted more than 282. 5 million rubles. In the Russian Federation, he faces up to six years in prison. The Bulgarian Court decided that "there are all conditions for extradition and there is no risk of punishment by Alchin for his political beliefs and actions.

" Russian authorities have stated that the Russian would be held accountable only for tax fraud and that it will be able to leave Russia after justifying or serving a sentence. At any time, representatives of the Bulgarian Embassy will be able to visit. Alchina's lawyers indicated that after the Russian detention in June in Bulgaria, he asked for political asylum. However, the prosecution party stated that the request would be weight if it was made before the detention.

Before the hearing under the court building, people who spoke in defense of Alchin gathered in Varna. According to Euractiv, a number of human rights defenders are skeptical of the results of this process. On August 5, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia reported that the Bulgarian Consular Service temporarily stopped issuing tourist visas to the Russians.