09 April 2018, 18:54
Russian political migrant Salman Sever asks for asylum in Armenia
After a meeting with an officer of the Yerevan Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Maxim Baidak, a Muslim activist, blogger and political analyst, also known as Salman Sever, asked for asylum in Armenia.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the Yerevan court arrested Maxim Baidak for two months on suspicion of forging documents and crossing the Armenian border illegally. Armenian law enforcers treated his passport issued in the name of Bogdan Kalyussky as fake, although the activist officially changed his name after upon receiving Ukrainian citizenship in 2016.
In Russia, a criminal case has been instituted against Maxim Baidak. Rights defenders called for not extraditing Salman Sever from Armenia to Russia, where he could be subjected to torture.
On April 7, Bogdan Kalyussky applied for political asylum in Armenia, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by Gagik Yeganyan, the chief of the Migration Service of Armenia.
According to Gagik Yeganyan, the application for asylum is under consideration. The statutory period for considering asylum applications is up to three months.
Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.
Author: Armine Martirosyan Source: CK correspondent
