A Russian man swam to Lithuania to seek asylum. He was sent back to Russia, where he was sentenced to six years in prison.
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The Baltic Fleet Military Court sentenced Igor Odintsov, a 68-year-old Russian national, to six years in prison. In September, Odintsov swam from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Lithuania along the Neman River and requested political asylum, but Lithuanian border guards sent him back to Russia.
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The Baltic Fleet Military Court sentenced Igor Odintsov, a 68-year-old Russian national, to six years in prison. In September, Odintsov swam from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Lithuania along the Neman River and requested political asylum, but Lithuanian border guards sent him back to Russia.
A 68-year-old Russian man who swam across the Nemunas River from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave into neighbouring Lithuania in an attempt to seek asylum has been sentenced to six years in a strict-regime penal colony in Russia for "publicly justifying terrorism."
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- A Russian man swam to Lithuania to seek asylum. He was sent back to Russia, where he was sentenced to six years in prison. (opens Meduza in a new tab)
The Baltic Fleet Military Court sentenced Igor Odintsov, a 68-year-old Russian national, to six years in prison. In September, Odintsov swam from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Lithuania along the Neman River and requested political asylum, but Lithuanian border guards sent him back to Russia.
- Russian Who Swam to Lithuania to Seek Asylum Gets 6 Years in Russian Prison After Return (opens The Moscow Times in a new tab)
The man, identified as 68-year-old Igor Odintsov, said he faced persecution in Russia over his social media posts.
- Russian man who swam from Kaliningrad to Lithuania in asylum attempt sentenced to six years hard labour (opens Euronews in a new tab)
A 68-year-old Russian man who swam across the Nemunas River from Russia's Kaliningrad exclave into neighbouring Lithuania in an attempt to seek asylum has been sentenced to six years in a strict-regime penal colony in Russia for "publicly justifying terrorism."
