Lithuania deported a Chechen citizen to Russia who had lived in the country for more than 20 years. I mentioned Human rights activist Rosa Dunaeva. Quoted from a source in the Lithuanian authorities ConfirmsThat Beslan Estemirov was sent to Russia.
According to Dunaeva, we are talking about a man who fled to Lithuania from the war in Chechnya, in a European country, created a family and raised children – citizens of Lithuania. The human rights activist claims that Al-Shishani “was subject to legal protections relating to proceedings at the European Court of Human Rights.”
In a comment to The Insider, the human rights activist stated that Estemirov’s lawyer and his family had not been notified of his deportation to Russia. Dunaeva said Lithuanian authorities cited the threat to national security as a basis for deportation. What was unclear.
Russia demanded the extradition of Estemirov if he participated in an illegal armed group. Russian investigators believe that since 2001 he has been a member of an armed group and participated in two bombings targeting riot police officers. He has been charged with terrorism, according to Rosfinmonitoring’s surveillance log.
In Lithuania Estemirova twice detained On drug issues. In 2014, he was sentenced to four years in prison and released on conditions. In 2018, Estemirov was sentenced to nine years in prison. by Data Delphi, in 2020, Lithuania decided to transfer it to Russia before the end of this period.
In 2024 Delphi I mentionedThat Estemirov is still in a Lithuanian prison and must serve his sentence for another year. At the same time, according to the publication, the European Court of Human Rights had to decide whether to deport Estemirov to Russia, where he faces at least torture. Meanwhile, Dunaeva claims that the European Court has taken a decision to ban Estemirov’s extradition to Russia in 2021.
What has happened to Estemerov since 2024 is unclear. In April, the publication “Caucasus. Facts” was published. I mentionedAl-Shishani was arrested when he came to the Ministry of Interior to renew his residence permit. Dunaeva then stated that she did not know the reasons for the arrest.