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Jan 03, 20:01
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Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that director Lavrenchuk was detained in Italy at the request of Russia
Eugene Lavrenchuk
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In Naples, the former chief director of the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater, Ukrainian director Yevhen Lavrenchuk was detained and placed in custody. This, as reported by TSN, said the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko.
“The Consulate General of Ukraine in Naples provides consular assistance to the Ukrainian citizen Yevgeny Lavrenchuk, who was detained in Italy on December 17 at the request of the Russian Federation. The Naples court chose the Ukrainian as a preventive measure in the form of detention pending consideration of the Russian extradition request. With the assistance of the Consulate General, the citizen was provided with a lawyer, ”said a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
He did not name the reason why Russia issued a request for Lavrenchuk’s extradition. “Currently, the consuls and the lawyer are interacting with Italian law enforcement agencies to find out all the reasons for the detention of Yevgeny Lavrenchuk and to protect his legitimate interests.”
Nikolayenko noted that on December 31 the director was visited by the Ukrainian consul, who made sure that the conditions of Lavrenchuk’s detention were “acceptable” and his health condition was satisfactory.
A public support group for director Free Eugene Lavrenchuk has already appeared on Facebook. The publication in it, without reference to sources, says that the Russian authorities suspect Lavrenchuk of financial violations committed eight years ago on the territory of the Russian Federation.
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