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The UN ordered Georgia not to extradite ex-aide of Sergei Furgal to Russia The UN Human Rights Committee has ordered the authorities of Georgia not to extradite Mikhail Timofeev, the former aide of ex-Governor of the Khabarovsk Krai Sergei Furgal, to Russia. This was reported by the Russian service of "BBC" and Paper Kartuli, citing a document. Tbilisi was asked to "refrain from extraditing, deporting, expelling or otherwise returning" Timofeev to the Russian Federation while the Committee considers his appeal. The fulfillment of this order is mandatory for the authorities of Georgia, as the country has acceded to the protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as noted in a conversation with "BBC" by Timofeev's lawyer Roman Kislyak. Timofeev's case. Furgal's former aide was detained in Georgia in January on the basis of an Interpol red notice, issued in April 2024 at the request of Russia. At the same time, the notice was annulled by Interpol itself in September of last year. In Russia, Timofeev is accused of complicity in the murder of businessman Yevgeny Zory in 2004. For this crime, Furgal himself was also convicted. Timofeev arrived in Georgia in March 2024. He requested asylum, but the local authorities found no political motives in his persecution and denied it. In September, the Tbilisi City Court approved the extradition of Furgal's former aide to Russia. Human rights activists' position. "Memorial" recognizes the case for which Timofeev is being prosecuted as politically motivated. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation Marianna Katsarova sent a letter to the Georgian authorities, pointing out the inadmissibility of his persecution. She emphasized that the Kremlin uses the practice of applying "organized crime" articles to suppress opposition. Timofeev's health status. As noted by Tbilisi Life, Timofeev is a Group III disabled person - he has been diagnosed with heart failure and hepatitis C. His health condition deteriorated during his previous imprisonment in the Russian Federation, where he was subjected to torture.
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