Ukraine: Forcible return/torture, Lema Susarov (m)

Ukraine: Forcible return/torture, Lema Susarov (m)

The hearings of Lema Susarov's appeal against the Ukrainian authorities' rejection of his application for refugee status, and against the order to extradite him to the Russian federation, began on 9 and 10 June respectively. The judge at the 10 June extradition hearing said that information on the risks Lema Susarov would face if sent to the Russian Federation (provided in a submission by AI Ukraine) was "not relevant," and that Lema Susarov could not be considered a refugee, because the Ukrainian authorities had rejected his application for refugee status. The next hearings will be on 23 June, with the extradition hearing in the morning and the refugee status hearing in the afternoon