TEL AVIV, Dec 25 – RIA Novosti. Russian diplomats visited the citizen of the Russian Federation Alexei Burkova detained in Israel, at the request of US authorities, and we intend to be present at the trial, which will decide on his extradition.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian citizen Burkov was arrested on 15 December at the International Airport. Ben-Gurion. In response to a request for MFA Israeli side said that the arrest was made in accordance with the order of the competent authorities of the United States. Moscow demanded of all the information on the grounds of arrest, said the Russian diplomatic service.
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“Employees of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Israel on December 25 visited the citizen of the Russian Federation Alexey Burkov, who is currently in a temporary detention facility. During the visit drew attention to employees of the insulator to the need for strict observance of all the rights of a citizen of the Russian Federation, including in regard to the providing health care and telecommunication, “- said the head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv Ruslan Kandaurov.
“It is mandatory to employees of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Israel intend to be present at the hearing, which will take place in the near future. The Consular Section maintains contact with a lawyer appointed by Burkov,” – he added.
It is expected that the hearing will be held on Sunday the 27th of December. The Israeli authorities did not comment on the arrest or were unavailable for comment.
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