Norwegian police have detained a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway, but his lawyer says he's not suspected of any crime.
Andrey Medvedev, a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, is seeking asylum in Norway.Andrey Medvedev is a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group.
A former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group seeking asylum in Norway is in custody on suspicion of entering the Scandinavian country illegally, authorities say. Mr Medvedev's Norwegian lawyer, Brynjulf Risnes, insisted on broadcaster NRK that his client was not suspected of any offence and that he was unaccustomed to Norway's new, stricter security measures for him.
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