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The court estimated that the fears of a woman before politically motivated perse...

She called herself an opponent of war in Ukraine: Latvia refused a shelter to a Russian citizen

The court estimated that the fears of a woman before politically motivated persecution by the Russian authorities in connection with her political views, was not objectively justified. Latvia rejected a request for asylum to a citizen of the Russian Federation, who stated that she was an opponent of the regime of Vladimir Putin and against the war against Ukraine. About it reports Delfi. Last fall, a Russian citizen filed an application for a refugee status or alternative status.

In the spring of this year, the Department of Citizenship and Migration (PMLP) rejected its request. Disagreeing with the decision, the Russian citizen appealed to the administrative district court. The judgment indicates that the woman arrived in Latvia with her husband, who was forced to leave Russia after receiving the summons in October 2022. The couple left Russia and headed to Georgia. After two weeks in Georgia, they decided to go to Latvia and invite shelter.

But after arriving in Latvia, the man died. The court did not recognize the woman's fear of politically motivated persecution by the Russian authorities in connection with her political views. Taking into account the above circumstances, the request for granting asylum was rejected. We will remind that the border of Russia and Lithuania was crossed by Russian lieutenant Ivan Korolev, who refused to serve in the army of the Russian Federation and asked for political asylum.