Three participants of the opposition rallies asked for asylum in Ukraine because of the persecution in Russia

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Трое участников митингов оппозиции попросили убежище на Украине из-за преследования в РФ

Ukrainian border guards said that three participants of the opposition rallies asked for asylum due to persecution in Russia

 

The state border service of Ukraine told about the three Russian citizens asked for asylum in respect of persecution in Russia for participation in opposition rallies. Relevant information published on the page of the office Facebook.

“Over the past week at the state border by three citizens of Russia at the age of 45, 38 and 27 years who are being persecuted in Russia, asked the employees of the State border service of Ukraine to grant them refugee status”, — stated in the message. The names of these people are not called.

According to Ukrainian border guards, one who turned to him Russians links the prosecution to participation “in the anti-corruption rallies of the Russian opposition, in particular, Alexei Navalny”. Another Russian explained that he was forced to flee because of participation in actions against the government, after which it began to pursue law enforcement. About the third person is not reported specific information. In the border service noted that on November 28, because of the persecution he had asked for asylum at the checkpoint in the Chernigov region.

“Employees of the State border service of Ukraine explained to citizens the procedure for applying for protection in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine and sent to the office of the State migration service of Ukraine”, — concluded the Agency.

Press Secretary of the election campaign Bulk Ruslan Samidinov said “Mediazone” that he does not know whom it reports the Ukrainian Agency. Also he’s not sure he fled because of Navalny rallies the Russian is a member of the staff of the policy.

On November 27 it became known that a supporter of opposition leader Vyacheslav Maltsev Sergey Okunev asked for political asylum in Ukraine and has already received an initial positive response. However, according to him, he is not mentioned in the statement of the border service of Ukraine, as asked for asylum a few weeks ago.

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