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Chechen MMA fighter extradited from Belarus released
Belarus

Chechen MMA fighter extradited from Belarus released

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Murad Amriyev, the mixed martial arts fighter who was arrested in Belarus and brought to Grozny by Chechen police last week, was released from custody on 9 June on condition that he does not leave the republic. After leaving the police station, Amriyev gave a press conference in Grozny on 10 June to ‘clarify the situation’ around his arrest. Amriyev claimed during the press conference that he is staying in his home with his parents, and does not feel any pressure from the authorities. His p

Belarus to extradite Chechen sportsman Amriyev to Russia within 24 hours
Belarus

Belarus to extradite Chechen sportsman Amriyev to Russia within 24 hours

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The authorities of Belarus announced on 8 June that they intend to extradite Chechen sportsman and MMA fighter Murad Amriyev to Russia. Amriyev was detained by Belarusian border guards on 7 June while trying to cross from Russia. Murad Amriyev, who on 6 June managed to secretly flee from a police station in the Bryansk Oblast in Russia, was detained again 24 hours later by Belarusian law enforcement. ‘On 7 June at 17.24 a Toyota car with Russian plates carrying Murad Amriyev was stopped a

Chechen sportsman Amriyev released from detention in Bryansk
Chechnya

Chechen sportsman Amriyev released from detention in Bryansk

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Chechen sportsman Murad Amriyev has been released by police in the Russian city of Bryansk, on the Russian–Ukrainian border, after spending two days in a temporary detention centre. Chechen security forces had been guarding the building in order to capture Amriyev if he left, and to transport him to Chechnya. However, Amriyev managed to evade them, leaving the building in secret. The official reason for his detention by border guards in Bryansk, as he returned from Europe to Russia, was

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