Strasbourg Court Bans Extradition of Putin Assassination Attempt Suspect from Ukraine to Russia

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office has confirmed the suspension of Adam Osmayev's extradition proceedings. Osmayev, born in Grozny, Chechnya, is suspected of planning to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Odessa Regional Appellate Court dismissed Osmayev's appeal and upheld the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office to hand him over to Russia. However, Osmayev had applied to the European Court of Human Rights, which ordered Ukraine to suspend the extradition proceedings. The Strasbourg court has accepted Osmayev's application and granted him the status of an individual who is challenging a local court's ruling. Russian law enforcement authorities have been searching for Osmayev since 2008. He was charged with committing various terrorist crimes.

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