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Mikhail Zvinchuk and his colleagues were detained in the city of Risan in Montenegro, after which the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic announced the decision to expel the Russians from the country. The Russian Embassy in Montenegro demanded that the reasons for the detention be explained and that consular access be provided.
Mikhail Zvinchuk, the author of the “Rybar” project, announced plans to file a lawsuit against the authorities of Montenegro over the equipment seized by the police.
Mikhail Zvinchuk and his colleagues were detained in Montenegro and expelled from the country.
The Russian Embassy in Montenegro demanded clarification of the reasons for the detention of Russian citizens, but there has been no response from the Montenegrin authorities yet.
BELGRADE, October 10 – RIA Novosti. The author of the “Rybar” project, Mikhail Zvinchuk, said that he plans to file a lawsuit from Serbia against the authorities of Montenegro in connection with the equipment seized by the police.
Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife Valeria and three of their colleagues were detained in the city of Risan in Montenegro. Later, the Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that a decision had been made to expel the Russians. On Friday evening he arrived by plane in Belgrade.
“After the seizure of all the equipment, they issued, in fact, an inventory. We don’t know how to take it back. Tomorrow here, in Belgrade, we will contact a law office so that they file a claim on our behalf. Because all procedures were violated,” he told reporters upon arrival and added that the police gave them documents to sign without translation.
The Russian Embassy in Montenegro previously told RIA Novosti that it demanded that the Montenegrin side explain the reasons for the detention of Zvinchuk and other Russian citizens, as well as provide consular access to them.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Mikhail Zvinchuk and his colleagues will file a claim against the Montenegrin authorities in a law office in Belgrade
Very likely · Within days
The Russian Embassy in Montenegro will continue to demand clarification from the Montenegrin authorities regarding the detention of Russian citizens
Likely · Within weeks

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