Former Wagner Group commander who fled to Norway arrested by police
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#683JT)
Andrey Medvedev, who is seeking asylum after claiming to witness war crimes in Ukraine, fears deportation to Russia
Andrey Medvedev, a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway, has been apprehended by police, he told the Guardian on Monday.
Medvedev's Norwegian lawyer, Brynjulf Risnes said that the police decided to apprehend Medvedev on Sunday evening after a strong disagreement" with the former Wagner soldier over living conditions at the safe house where he had been living since he arrived in Norway.
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