Swedish police arrested Lom-Ali Artsuyev during his application for political asylum at the immigration office of the country. The police said he was" wanted by Interpol", reports a Chechen Democratic website, IchkeriyaInfo.
It is to be recalled that earlier in 2009, Lom-Ali Artsuyev was detained by police in Dubai, also on a warrant from Interpol, but the UAE authorities found no reason for his arrest, and he was released, with a right to leave the country.
"After long ordeals in different countries, Lom-Ali Artsuyev came to Sweden, because he thought that in the country where democratic freedoms were declared top priority, he would be able to get political asylum. However, in the process of application for political asylum, he was arrested", reports the website.
Currently, Swedish authorities are considering a request from Russia to extradite Lom-Ali Artsuyev.
Lom-Ali Artsuyev served in the Presidential Guard of Aslan Maskhadov, former President of independent Ichkeria (Chechnya). That is the main reason why Russia persecutes him.
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