INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Norwegian police are preparing to release a former member of the Russian mercenary group Wagner who was detained for going into the
country illegally after he left Russia previously this month, the National Police Immigration Service informed regional media on
Wednesday.Twenty-six-year-old Andrei Medvedev made a remarkable run for it across the Arctic border between the two nations in the early
13, before looking for asylum in the Scandinavian country.His lawyer informed AFP recently that he was ready to discuss his experiences in
the Wagner Group to individuals who are investigating war crimes
Jon Andreas Johansen of the National Police Immigration Service said that the release was planned as the conditions for more detention ..
During his detention, Medvedev obtained asylum in Norway, according to local media.Medvedev declares to have actually fought in Ukraine for
4 months as a member of Wagner prior to deserting in November when the paramilitary company founded by Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny
Prigozhin presumably extended his contract versus his will.A potentially important witness able to shed light on Wagners reported brutality
in Ukraine, Medvedev was questioned by Norwegian authorities.Many questions remain about Medvedevs past and the scenarios of his escape,
with some specialists saying he might not have actually made it across the greatly secured Russian-Norwegian border without help
Medvedev declares to have gotten in Norway by crossing the frozen Pasvik river, which forms part of the Russian-Norwegian border, after
being chased by guard dogs and Russian border patrols who fired at him
AFP has not been able to independently validate his account of events.Wagner has actually not rejected Medvedev worked for the questionable
AFP contributed reporting.
