The Netherlands requested the extradition of Vladimir Zemakh from Russia, - European media
According to the publication, the basis for issuing Zemakh to the Netherlands is its "value as a witness to the crash of an airplane over the Donbass." Dutch investigators are confident that he commanded the self-proclaimed DPR militia’s anti-aircraft militia unit and had a hand in getting rid of the Buk missile launcher, which allegedly shot down a Malaysian Boeing.
- leads the Dutch television channel NOS part of the message.
Earlier it was reported that the Prosecutor General of the Netherlands strongly opposed the participation of Vladimir Zemah in the exchange of held persons between Ukraine and Russia. According to the Dutch, the transfer of Zemakh to Russia will lead to a loss of access to a "valuable witness". According to a representative of the International Investigation Team in the Netherlands, in order to question Zemakh in the plane crash case, his presence in Ukraine is necessary, since in the case of his transfer to Russia, such an opportunity "is unlikely to present itself."
Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported earlier that Dutch investigators had time to question Zemakh in the case of a downed plane. For this, Kiev even delayed the exchange of prisoners.
- said the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Steph Block.
Earlier, the SBU, who had stolen Zemakh from the territory of the DPR, said that he, allegedly being the "air defense commander" in the city of Snezhnoye DPR, would become a "valuable witness" in the case of the crash of the Malaysian Boeing. In turn, the DPR accused Kiev of taking a hostage in order to further falsify the evidence in the crash case.
Note that Vladimir Tzemakh, at the request of Moscow, was included in the list for the exchange of held persons and is currently located in Russia.
Addition.
At about noon on 8 September, the Russian embassy in the Netherlands denied information about the alleged request for the extradition of Zemakh. RIA News cites a statement by the representative of the diplomatic mission:
It turns out that the European press disseminated information that is not true.
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