Chechen Activist Mansur Movlaev, Who Faces Extradition to Russia, Has Had His Detention Extended in Kazakhstan

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A court in Kazakhstan denied Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev asylum. He faces extradition to Russia. The Administrative Court of Akmola Region denied Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev asylum, DW writes. The opposition figure…

Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev, who faces extradition to Russia, has had his detention extended in Kazakhstan

On May 8, a court in Almaty extended the extradition detention of Chechen national Mansur Movlaev by another two months, until July 2026. This was reported by NGE, citing the activist’s support group.

They noted that the court hearing took place without the participation of Movlaev himself or his lawyers. The Russian man’s relatives consider the court’s decision unlawful.

🔵In 2022, Movlaev was abducted by security forces in Chechnya and held in one of the secret prisons there. The activist managed to escape and left for Kyrgyzstan using a forged passport, but in 2023 he was sentenced to expulsion from the country for illegally crossing the border.

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