Azerbaijan extradites Russian soldier charged with desertion

Azerbaijan extradites Russian soldier charged with desertion

Azerbaijan has extradited a Russian soldier accused of desertion at the request of Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office, the Azerbaijani authorities reported on Wednesday.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan granted the request of the Russian Prosecutor's Office to extradite military man Sotim Savlatov, about...

The Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan granted the request of the Russian Prosecutor's Office to extradite serviceman Sotim Savlatov, accused in the case of unauthorized abandonment of a unit and put on the wanted list. “Today, Savlatov was handed over to the authorized body of the Russian Federation under the escort of a special unit of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry of Justice,” the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office said…